R.E.M. - Nightswimming (Live) Chords

Tempo:
169.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R.E.M. - Nightswimming (Live) chords
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[G]
[C] Night
[G] [D]
[G]
[C] Swimmy [D]
[G] deserves a quiet [C] night.
[A] [C]
[D]
[G] The photograph on the [C] dashboard [D] [G] taken years [C] ago
[A] [C] turned around backwards so the [D] windshield shows
[G] every street light [C]
[D] reveals [G] the picture in [C] reverse.
[A]
[C] Still it's so much
[D] clearer.
[G] I forgot my [C] shirt [D]
at [G] the water's edge.
[C] The moon is [A] low [C]
tonight.
[D]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
Night [C] Swimmy [D]
[G] deserves a quiet night.
[C] [A] [C] I'm not sure all [D] these people [G] understand.
It's [C] not [D] like years [G] ago.
[C] The fear of [A] getting [C] caught.
[D] Of recklessness and [G] water.
[C] They cannot [D] see me [G]
naked.
[C] These things they [A] go [C] away.
[D] Replaced by everyday.
[G] Night [C]
Swimmy,
[G] [D] [G]
Remembering that [C] night.
[A]
[C] September's coming
[D] soon.
[G] I'm pining for the [C] moon.
[D] [G] And what if there were [C] two
[A] side by [C] side in orbit
[D]
around the fairest [G] sun?
That [C] bright, [D] tight, [G] forever drawn
could [C] not [A] describe Night [C]
Swimmy.
[D]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [A] [C]
[D]
[G] You, I thought I [C] knew [D] you.
[G] You, I cannot [C]
judge.
[A] [C] You, I thought you [D] knew me.
This one [G] laughing quietly
[C] [D] underneath [G]
my breath.
[C]
[A] Night [C] Swimmy,
[D] The
[G] photograph [C]
reflects
[D] every [G] street light.
A [C] reminder, [A]
Night [C] Swimmy
[D] deserves a quiet [G]
night.
[C]
[D] [G]
[C] Deserves a [A] quiet
[C] night.
[G] [D] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [A] [C]
[D]
[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[A] [C]
[D]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for R.E.M - (Later… with Jools Holland on BBC1 / 14 October 2003 / Edit) Nightswimming chords, practice playing A, C, D, G and C in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 84 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 170 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Night _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Swimmy _ [D] _ _
[G] deserves a quiet _ [C] night.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] The photograph _ on the [C] dashboard [D] _ _ _ [G] taken _ _ years _ [C] ago _
[A] _ _ _ [C] turned around _ backwards so the [D] windshield _ shows _
[G] every street light [C] _ _
_ [D] reveals [G] the picture _ _ in _ [C] reverse.
_ [A] _ _
_ [C] Still it's so much _
[D] clearer.
_ _ _ [G] I forgot _ my [C] shirt _ [D]
at [G] the water's edge. _
[C] The moon is [A] low _ [C]
tonight.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Night [C] _ Swimmy [D] _
_ [G] deserves a quiet night.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] I'm not sure all [D] these people _ _ _ [G] understand. _ _ _
It's [C] not [D] like years [G] ago.
_ _ _ _ [C] The fear of [A] getting _ [C] caught. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Of recklessness _ and [G] _ water. _ _
[C] They cannot _ [D] see me [G]
naked.
_ _ _ [C] These things they [A] go [C] _ away. _ _
_ _ [D] Replaced by _ everyday.
[G] _ _ _ _ Night [C] _
Swimmy,
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Remembering that [C] night.
_ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ September's coming _ _
_ [D] soon.
_ _ _ [G] I'm pining _ for the [C] _ moon.
[D] _ _ [G] And what if there were [C] two
_ [A] side by [C] side in orbit
_ _ [D]
around the _ fairest _ [G] sun?
_ _ That [C] bright, [D] tight, _ [G] forever drawn
_ could [C] not _ [A] describe _ Night [C] _
Swimmy.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] You, I thought I [C] knew [D] you. _ _
_ [G] You, I cannot _ [C] _
judge.
[A] _ _ _ [C] You, I thought you [D] knew me.
This one [G] _ laughing _ quietly
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] underneath _ [G] _
my _ breath.
_ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ Night [C] _ Swimmy, _
_ [D] The _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ photograph _ [C] _
reflects
[D] _ every [G] street light.
_ A [C] reminder, _ [A] _
Night [C] _ Swimmy _ _ _
_ [D] deserves a quiet _ [G] _
night.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Deserves a [A] quiet _
_ [C] night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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