Chords for Loudon Wainwright III - The Swimming Song
Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
A
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [F#m]
[A] This summer I went swimming, [E] this summer [F#m] I might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved my [A] arms around
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool
Sawed my [D] wounds, glarened my [E] eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool
[E] I'm a self [A]-destructive fool
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [A] [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 butterfly [E] and the [A] 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 informal, [E] at the former I [F#m] wore my suit
[E] I wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah
[F#m]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[A] This summer I did swan [E] dives and jackknives [F#m] for you all
But once when you [D] weren't looking, [E] I did a [F#m] cannonball
[E] Did a [A]
cannonball
This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved [A] my arms around
[F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [Bm] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [F#m]
[A] This summer I went swimming, [E] this summer [F#m] I might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved my [A] arms around
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool
Sawed my [D] wounds, glarened my [E] eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool
[E] I'm a self [A]-destructive fool
[E] [F#m] [D]
[E] [A] [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 butterfly [E] and the [A] 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 informal, [E] at the former I [F#m] wore my suit
[E] I wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah
[F#m]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[A] This summer I did swan [E] dives and jackknives [F#m] for you all
But once when you [D] weren't looking, [E] I did a [F#m] cannonball
[E] Did a [A]
cannonball
This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved [A] my arms around
[F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [Bm] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
Key:
F#m
E
A
D
Bm
F#m
E
A
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ This summer I went swimming, [E] this summer [F#m] I might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved my [A] arms around
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool
Sawed my [D] wounds, glarened my [E] eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool
[E] I'm a self [A]-destructive fool _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [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 butterfly [E] and the [A] 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 informal, [E] at the former I [F#m] wore my suit
[E] I wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ This summer I did swan [E] dives and jackknives [F#m] for you all
But once when you [D] weren't looking, [E] I did a [F#m] cannonball
[E] Did a [A]
cannonball
This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved [A] my arms around _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ This summer I went swimming, [E] this summer [F#m] I might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved my [A] arms around
This summer I swam in the ocean and I swam in a [F#m] swimming pool
Sawed my [D] wounds, glarened my [E] eyes, I'm a self [F#m]-destructive fool
[E] I'm a self [A]-destructive fool _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [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 butterfly [E] and the [A] 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 informal, [E] at the former I [F#m] wore my suit
[E] I wore my [A] swimming suit, yeah
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ This summer I did swan [E] dives and jackknives [F#m] for you all
But once when you [D] weren't looking, [E] I did a [F#m] cannonball
[E] Did a [A]
cannonball
This summer I went swimming, this summer I [F#m] might have drowned
But I held my [D] breath and I kicked my [E] feet and I moved my [F#m] arms around
[E] Moved [A] my arms around _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _