The Swimming Song Chords by Loudon Wainwright, Iii
Tempo:
73.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
A
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [B] [A] This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned, but I held my [D] breath and I kicked my feet and I moved [F#m] my arms around, [E] moved my [A] arms around.
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool, solved [D] my woes, glarined my eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool, [E] I'm a self-destructive [A] fool.
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A] This summer I did the backstroke and you know that that's [F#m] not all, I did the breaststroke [D] and the [E] butterfly and the old [F#m] Australian crawl, [E] the old [A] Australian crawl.
This summer I swam in a public [E] place in a reservoir [F#m] to boot, at the latter I [D] was [E] informal, at the former I [F#m] wore my suit, [E] wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah.
[E] [N]
[B] [F#m] [B] [A] This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned, but I held my [D] breath and I kicked my feet and I moved [F#m] my arms around, [E] moved my [A] arms around.
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool, solved [D] my woes, glarined my eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool, [E] I'm a self-destructive [A] fool.
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A] This summer I did the backstroke and you know that that's [F#m] not all, I did the breaststroke [D] and the [E] butterfly and the old [F#m] Australian crawl, [E] the old [A] Australian crawl.
This summer I swam in a public [E] place in a reservoir [F#m] to boot, at the latter I [D] was [E] informal, at the former I [F#m] wore my suit, [E] wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah.
[E] [N]
Key:
F#m
E
A
D
B
F#m
E
A
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned, but I held my [D] breath and I kicked my feet and I moved [F#m] my arms around, [E] moved my [A] arms around.
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool, solved [D] my woes, glarined my eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool, [E] I'm a self-destructive [A] fool.
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_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ This summer I did the backstroke and you know that that's [F#m] not all, I did the breaststroke [D] and the [E] butterfly and the old [F#m] Australian crawl, [E] the old [A] Australian crawl.
This summer I swam in a public [E] place in a reservoir [F#m] to boot, at the latter I [D] was [E] informal, at the former I [F#m] wore my suit, [E] wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah. _
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[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned, but I held my [D] breath and I kicked my feet and I moved [F#m] my arms around, [E] moved my [A] arms around.
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool, solved [D] my woes, glarined my eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool, [E] I'm a self-destructive [A] fool.
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_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ This summer I did the backstroke and you know that that's [F#m] not all, I did the breaststroke [D] and the [E] butterfly and the old [F#m] Australian crawl, [E] the old [A] Australian crawl.
This summer I swam in a public [E] place in a reservoir [F#m] to boot, at the latter I [D] was [E] informal, at the former I [F#m] wore my suit, [E] wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah. _
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