Nightswimming chords by R.E.M. (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(Gsus2) (G/B) (C major)
(Gsus2) (G/B) (D major)
Verse 1
(G major) (G/B) Nightswim (Csus2) ming (D major)
deserves (G major) a quiet (G/B) night (Csus2)
(A7) (C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
The (G major) photograph on (G/B) the dashboard, (Csus2) (D major)
(G major) taken years (G/B) ago (Csus2) (A7)
(C major) Turned around backwards
so the (Dsus4) windshield shows (D major)
(G major) Every street (G/B) light (Csus2) reveals (D major)
the picture (G major) in (G/B) reverse (Csus2) (A7)
(C major) Still, it's so much clearer (Dsus4) (D major)
(G major) I forgot (G/B) my shirt (Csus2)
at (D major) the water's (G major) edge (G/B)
The (Csus2) moon is low (A7) tonight (C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
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Interlude 1
(Gsus2) (B minor) (C major)
(Gsus2) (G/B) (D major)
Verse 2
(G major) (G/B) Nightswim (Csus2) ming (D major)
deserves (G major) a quiet (G/B) night (Csus2) (A7)
I'm (C major) not sure all these people (Dsus4) under (D major) stand (G major)
(G/B) It's (Csus2) not like years (D major) ago (G major) (G/B)
The (Csus2) fear of getting (A7) caught (C major)
Of (Dsus4) reckless ness (D major) and water (G major)
(G/B) They can (Csus2) not (D major) see me na (G major) ked (G/B)
These (Csus2) things, they (A7) go away (C major)
Re (Dsus4) placed by eve (D major) ryday
Verse 3
(G major) (G/B) Nightswim (Csus2) ming (D major)
re (G major) membering (G/B) that night (Csus2) (A7)
Sep (C major) tember's coming soon (Dsus4) (D major)
I'm (G major) pining for (G/B) the moon (Csus2) (D major)
And (G major) what if there (G/B) were two (Csus2)
Side (A7) by side (C major) in orbit
A (Dsus4) round the fair (D major) est sun? (G major) (G/B)
That (Csus2) bright, tight (D major) forever (G major) drum (G/B)
Could not (Csus2) describe (A7) nightswim (C major) ming
(Dsus4) (D major)
Verse 4
(G major) You, I thought (G/B) I knew (Csus2) you (D major)
(G major) You I can (G/B) not judge (Csus2) (A7)
(C major) You, I thought you knew (Dsus4) me
This (D major) one laughing (G major) quiet (G/B) ly (Csus2)
(D major) underneath (G major) my breath (G/B) (Csus2)
(A7) Nightswimming (C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
Interlude 2
(Gsus2) (B minor) (C major)
(Gsus2) (G/B) (D major)
Solo 1
(G major) (B minor) (Csus2) (D major)
(G major) (G/B) (Csus2) (A7)
(C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
Verse 5
The (G major) photograph (G/B) reflects (Csus2)
(D major) every streetlight (G major) a (G/B) reminder (Csus2)
(A7) Nightswimming (C major) de (Dsus4) serves a quiet (D major) night, (G major)
(B minor) (C major) (D major) (G major) (G/B)
de (Csus2) serves a quiet (A7) night (C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
Outro 1
(G major) (B minor) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (G/B) (C major) (A7)
(C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
(G major) (B minor) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (G/B) (C major) (A7)
(C major) (Dsus4) (D7) (G major)
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