The Swimming Song chords by Loudon Wainwright III (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(A major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(F sharp minor) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(E major) (A major)
Verse 1
This (A major) summer I went swimming
This (E major) summer I might have (F sharp minor) drowned
But I held my breath and I (D major) kicked my feet
And I (E major) moved my arms a (F sharp minor) round
I (E major) moved my arms a (A major) round
This summer I swam in the ocean
And I (E major) swam in a swimming pool (F sharp minor)
Salt my wounds, chlo (D major) rine my eyes
I'm a (E major) self-destructive (F sharp minor) fool
I'm a (E major) self-destructive (A major) fool
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Interlude 1
(A major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(F sharp minor) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(E major) (A major)
Verse 2
This (A major) summer I did the backstroke
And you (E major) know that that's not all (F sharp minor)
I did the breast stroke and the (D major) butterfly
And the (E major) old Australian (F sharp minor) crawl
The (E major) old Australian (A major) crawl
This summer I swam in a public place
And a (E major) reservoir, to (F sharp minor) boot
At the latter I was in (D major) formal
At the (E major) former I wore my (F sharp minor) suit
I (E major) wore my swimming (A major) suit, yeah
Interlude 2
(A major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(F sharp minor) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(E major) (A major)
Verse 3
This (A major) summer I did swan dives
And (E major) jackknifes for you all (F sharp minor)
And once when you weren't (D major) looking
I (E major) did a cannonball (F sharp minor)
I (E major) did a cannon (A major) ball
This summer I went swimming
This (E major) summer I might have (F sharp minor) drowned
But I held my breath and I (D major) kicked my feet
And I (E major) moved my arms a (F sharp minor) round
I (E major) moved my arms a (A major) round
Outro 1
(A major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(F sharp minor) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(E major) (A major) (Hey hee!) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(F sharp minor) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(E major) (A major)
The Swimming Song
Loudon Wainwright III
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