The Swimming Song chords by Loudon Wainwright III (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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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 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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Salt my wounds, chlorine 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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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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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 breast stroke and the butterfly
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And the old Australian crawl
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The old Australian crawl
This summer I swam in a public place
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And a reservoir, to boot
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At the latter I was informal
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At the former I wore my suit
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I wore my swimming suit, yeah
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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This summer I did swan dives
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And jackknifes for you all
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And once when you weren't looking
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I did a cannonball
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I did a cannonball
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 I kicked my feet
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And I moved my arms around
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I moved my arms around
Outro 1
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(Hey hee!)
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The Swimming Song
Loudon Wainwright III
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