Chords for Loudon Wainwright III - The Swimming Song

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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Put your hands [Em] together! _ _ _ _
No, no, no, don't [E] clap.
Just put your hands together.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] That's a good one, isn't it?
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Clap your [D] hands!
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_ This summer I went swimming. _
_ _ [D] This summer I'm out [Em] of ground.
_ _ I held my [C] breath and I kicked my feet.
[D] Moved my [G] [Em] arms around.
_ [D] Moved my [G] arms around.
_ This summer I [G] swam in the ocean.
_ [D] _ Swam in the [Em] swimming pool.
_ _ _ Solved my [C] wounds.
Cleared my [D] eyes.
Self [Em]-destructive fool.
_ _ [D] I'm a self [G]-destructive fool. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ This summer [C] I did the backstroke.
_ [D] You know that that's [Em] not on.
_ I did the breaststroke.
[C] The butterfly.
_ [D] The old [G] Australian crawl.
_ [D] The old [G] Australian crawl.
_ This summer I swam in a public place.
A [Bm] reservoir [Em] to boo.
_ At the latter I [C] was informal.
[D] At the former I [Em] wore my suit.
_ [D] I wore my [G] swimming suit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This summer I did swam dives. _
_ [D] _ Jackknives for [Em] you all. _
_ But once when you [C] weren't looking. _
_ [D] I did a _ [Em] cannonball. _
_ _ [E] I did a [G] cannonball. _ _
This summer I went swimming.
This _ [D] summer I'm out [Em] in the ground. _
_ _ Felt my [C] breath and I kicked my [D] feet.
And I moved my [Em] arms around.
[D] And I moved [G] my_
Let me have one _ _ _ _ _ of you folks at [D] home, Joyla.
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