The Swimming Song chords by Earl Scruggs Revue

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Verse 1
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This summer I went swimming,
this summer I might have drowned
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But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
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and I moved my arms around
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I moved my arms around
This summer I swam in the ocean
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and I swam in a swimming pool
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Saw my wounds clearing my eyes,
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I'm a self destructive fool
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I'm a self destructive fool
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Hey, this summer I did the backstroke
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And you know that that's not all
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I did the breaststroke
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and the butterfly
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And the old
Australian crawl
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The old
Australian crawl
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Hey, this summer I swam in a public place
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In a reservoir to boot
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At the latter I wasn't formal
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At the former I  wore my suit
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I wore my swimming suit,
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yeah
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This summer I did swan dives
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and jackknives for you all
But once when you weren't
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looking I did a  cannonball
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I did a  cannonball
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This summer I went swimming
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This summer I might have drowned
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But I held my breath and kicked my feet
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And I moved my arms around
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Yes, I moved my arms around
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Oh, this summer I was swimming and this
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summer I might have drowned
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But I held my breath, kicked my feet,
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moved my arms around
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I moved my arms
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around
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Don
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Showlander,
watch out!