The Swimming Song
1973
usLouden Wainright III
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4 chords used in this song
GDG
GThis summer DI went Gswimming
DEm
This Dsummer I might have Emdrowned
EmC
But I Emheld my breath and I Ckicked my feet
DEmDG
And I Dmoved my arms Emaround, I Dmoved my arms Garound
GDG
GThis summer I Dswam in the Gocean
DEm
And I Dswam in a swimming Empool
EmC
EmSalt my wounds, chloCrine my eyes
DEmDG
I'm a Dself-destructive Emfool, I'm a Dself-destructive Gfool
GDG
GDG
DEm
DEm
EmCDEm
EmCDEm
DG
DG
GDG
This Gsummer I Ddid the Gbackstroke
DEm
And you Dknow that's not Emall
EmC
I did the Embreast stroke and the Cbutterfly
DEmDG
And the Dold Australian Emcrawl, the Dold Australian Gcrawl
GDG
This Gsummer I Dswam in a Gpublic place
DEm
And a Dreservoir, to Emboot
EmC
At the Emlatter I was inCformal
DEmDG
At the Dformer I wore my Emsuit, I Dwore my swimming Gsuit
GDG
GDG
DEm
DEm
EmCDEm
EmCDEm
DG
DG
GDG
This Gsummer DI did Gswan dives
DEm
And Djackknifes for you Emall
EmC
And Emonce when you weren't Clooking
DEmDG
I Ddid a cannonEmball, I Ddid a cannonGball
GDG
GThis summer DI went Gswimming
DEm
This Dsummer I might have Emdrowned
EmC
But I Emheld my breath and I Ckicked my feet
DEm
And I Dmoved my arms Emaround
DG
I Dmoved my arms Garound
GDG
GDG
DEm
DEm
EmCDEm
EmCDEm
DG
DG
Option: Play this riff during the instrumental
   G D G     D     Em
A|-55333p2 | 002p0--
E|-------- | -----30
C|-------- | -------
G|-------- | -------

   Em  C     D     Em  D     G
A|-----0h2 | 002p0-- | 002p0--
E|-0033--- | -----30 | -----33
C|-------- | ------- | -------
G|-------- | ------- | -------
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