Chords for Josh Ritter - "Strong Swimmer" (Recorded Live for World Cafe)
Tempo:
113.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
On the night you were born, your mama who had many friends
[Am]
Took [C] you down across the reach to meet the [G] tide coming
There [G] [C]
were no lilies from my footsteps, there were no temple curtains torn
[C] [Am]
Still I felt you [C] move inside me, a strong swimmer [G] to be born
[C] [G]
[D] La da [C] da da da da da da [G] da da da
All the wind was in my hair, and your cheeks were black with salt
[C] [Am] Your [C] eyes were two boats for the moon, I said
Strong swimmer [G] you'll be called
[D] La da da [C] da da da da da [G] da da
[D] Now I cannot believe [C] to see the leagues that you have swum
[D] I cannot believe you [C] once were me and you and I were one
[D] Time only travels one [C] way, I'm afraid, still I'm a fool
[D] Cause in my mind I try to [C] wind the twine back on the [G] spool now
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
I'm standing on the cliffs, [C] [G]
in the cold sea far below
[C] [D]
And the birds that [C] float the midway, air like driven [G] flakes
[C] [G] [C] [G] I cannot go where you are going, [C] [G] I can no longer fight those waves
[C] [Am]
Still I'll [C] watch you till you're out of sight
Strong [G] swimmer all the [C] way
[G]
[C] [D] La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da da
[C] [G]
[C] [D] La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da
On the night that you were born, your mama who had many friends
[C] [Am] Took you [C] down across the reach to meet the tide
[G] Come on then
[E] [N]
[C] [G]
On the night you were born, your mama who had many friends
[Am]
Took [C] you down across the reach to meet the [G] tide coming
There [G] [C]
were no lilies from my footsteps, there were no temple curtains torn
[C] [Am]
Still I felt you [C] move inside me, a strong swimmer [G] to be born
[C] [G]
[D] La da [C] da da da da da da [G] da da da
All the wind was in my hair, and your cheeks were black with salt
[C] [Am] Your [C] eyes were two boats for the moon, I said
Strong swimmer [G] you'll be called
[D] La da da [C] da da da da da [G] da da
[D] Now I cannot believe [C] to see the leagues that you have swum
[D] I cannot believe you [C] once were me and you and I were one
[D] Time only travels one [C] way, I'm afraid, still I'm a fool
[D] Cause in my mind I try to [C] wind the twine back on the [G] spool now
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
I'm standing on the cliffs, [C] [G]
in the cold sea far below
[C] [D]
And the birds that [C] float the midway, air like driven [G] flakes
[C] [G] [C] [G] I cannot go where you are going, [C] [G] I can no longer fight those waves
[C] [Am]
Still I'll [C] watch you till you're out of sight
Strong [G] swimmer all the [C] way
[G]
[C] [D] La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da da
[C] [G]
[C] [D] La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da
On the night that you were born, your mama who had many friends
[C] [Am] Took you [C] down across the reach to meet the tide
[G] Come on then
[E] [N]
Key:
C
G
D
Am
E
C
G
D
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
On the night you were born, _ _ _ your mama who had many friends
_ [Am] _
Took [C] you down across the reach to meet the [G] tide coming
There [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
were no lilies from my footsteps, _ _ _ there were no temple curtains torn
[C] _ _ [Am] _
Still I felt you [C] move inside me, _ a strong swimmer [G] to be born
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ La da [C] da da da da da da [G] da da da _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All the wind was in my hair, _ _ _ and your cheeks were black with salt _
[C] _ _ [Am] Your [C] eyes were two boats for the moon, I said
Strong swimmer [G] you'll be called
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] La da da [C] da da da da da [G] da da
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Now I cannot believe [C] to see the leagues that you have swum
[D] I cannot believe you [C] once were me and you and I were one
[D] Time only travels one [C] way, I'm afraid, still I'm a fool
[D] Cause in my mind I try to [C] wind the twine back on the [G] spool now _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I'm standing on the cliffs, _ [C] _ _ [G] _
in the cold sea far below
[C] _ _ [D] _
And the birds that [C] float the midway, air like driven [G] flakes _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I cannot go where you are going, [C] _ _ [G] I can no longer fight those waves
[C] _ _ [Am] _
Still I'll [C] watch you till you're out of sight _ _
Strong [G] swimmer all the [C] way
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da da
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da _ _ _ _
_ _ _ On the night that you were born, _ _ _ your mama who had many friends
[C] _ _ [Am] _ Took you [C] down across the reach to meet the tide
[G] Come on then _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
On the night you were born, _ _ _ your mama who had many friends
_ [Am] _
Took [C] you down across the reach to meet the [G] tide coming
There [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
were no lilies from my footsteps, _ _ _ there were no temple curtains torn
[C] _ _ [Am] _
Still I felt you [C] move inside me, _ a strong swimmer [G] to be born
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ La da [C] da da da da da da [G] da da da _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All the wind was in my hair, _ _ _ and your cheeks were black with salt _
[C] _ _ [Am] Your [C] eyes were two boats for the moon, I said
Strong swimmer [G] you'll be called
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] La da da [C] da da da da da [G] da da
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Now I cannot believe [C] to see the leagues that you have swum
[D] I cannot believe you [C] once were me and you and I were one
[D] Time only travels one [C] way, I'm afraid, still I'm a fool
[D] Cause in my mind I try to [C] wind the twine back on the [G] spool now _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I'm standing on the cliffs, _ [C] _ _ [G] _
in the cold sea far below
[C] _ _ [D] _
And the birds that [C] float the midway, air like driven [G] flakes _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I cannot go where you are going, [C] _ _ [G] I can no longer fight those waves
[C] _ _ [Am] _
Still I'll [C] watch you till you're out of sight _ _
Strong [G] swimmer all the [C] way
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da da
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ La da [C] da da da da da [G] da da _ _ _ _
_ _ _ On the night that you were born, _ _ _ your mama who had many friends
[C] _ _ [Am] _ Took you [C] down across the reach to meet the tide
[G] Come on then _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _