WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim Chords | Ver. 3
C F C
There's a house across the river but alas, I cannot swim
C G7
And a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin
C F C
There's a house across the river but alas, I cannot swim
C G7 C
I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in
F C F C F C C
C F C
There's a boy across the river with short black curly hair
C G7
He wants to be my lover and I want to be his peer
C F C
There's a boy across the river but alas, I cannot swim
C G7 C
And I never will get to put my arms around him
F C F C F C C
C F C
There's a life across the river that was meant for me
C G7
Instead I live my life in constant misery
C F C
There's a life across the river but I do not see
C G7 C
Why I should please those who will never be pleased
F C F C F C C
Am F Am
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
F C
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
Dm F C
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
Dm F C
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
C F C
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
C G7
I would rather be tried than held up by a golden gun
C F C
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
F C
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
F C
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
