Alas I Cannot Swim chords by
Laura Marling

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Key: Eb major

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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There's a house across the river,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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but alas I cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty
Bb Bb 
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that the flowers seem to grin
Eb Eb 6
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There's a house across the river,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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but alas I cannot swim
I'll live my life regretting
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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that I never jumped in

Interlude 1

There's a

Verse 2
Eb Eb 6
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boy across the river
Ab Ab 4
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with short black curly hair
He wants to be my lover
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and I want to be his peer
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There's a boy across the river,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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but alas I cannot swim
And I never will get
Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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to put my arms around him

Interlude 2

There's a

Verse 3
Eb Eb 6
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life across the river
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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that was meant for me
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Instead I live my life in constant misery
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There's a life across the river
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Eb Eb 6
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but I do  not see
Why I should please those
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Eb Eb 6
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who will never be pleased

Interlude 3

There is

Chorus 1
Cm Cm 3
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gold across the river,
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Cm Cm 3
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but I don't want none
There is gold across the river,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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but I don't want none
Cm Cm 3
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Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is  fun
Cm Cm 3
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Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is  fun
Bb Bb 
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There is

Outro 1
Eb Eb 6
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gold across the river,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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but I don't want none
I would rather be dry
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then held up by  a golden gun
Eb Eb 6
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Saying work more, earn more,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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live more, have more fun
Saying work more, earn more,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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live more, have more fun
Saying work more, earn more,
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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live more, have more fun

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