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Loudon Wainwright Iii - Swimming Song Chords

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Swimming Song Chords
Version #3
Loudon Wainwright Iii


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Some specific chord voicings you will need:

A      F#m    F#m7    E6      D6
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Intro: A A E6 F#m F#m7 D6 E F#m E A

     A                            E        E6         F#m
This summer I went swimming, this summer I might have drowned
      F#m7    F#m          D6        D           E        E6     F#m
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet, and I moved my arms a-round.
  E        E6     A
I moved my arms a-round.

     A                                 E         E6       F#m
This summer I swam in the ocean, and I swam in a swimming pool
F#m7       F#m           D6        D           E       E6        F#m
Salt in my wounds, chlor-ine in my eyes, I'm a self-de-structive fool,
  E       E6        A
A self-de-structive fool.


Solo/Interlude: A A E6 F#m F#m7 D6 E F#m E A


     A                                    E         E6        F#m
This summer I did the backstroke, and you know that thats not all.
           F#m7  F#m            D6     D            E       E6      F#m
I did the breast stroke and the butter-fly, and the old Au-stralian crawl,
    E      E6       A
The old Au-stralian crawl.

     A                                     E     E6      F#m
This summer I swam in a public place and a reser-voir to boot,
       F#m7    F#m     D6     D        E        E6      F#m
At the latter I was in-formal,  at the former I wore my suit,
  E       E6       A
I wore my swimming suit.


Solo/Interlude: A A E6 F#m F#m7 D6 E F#m E A


     A                            E          E6      F#m
This summer I did swan dives, and jackknives for you all.
    F#m7      F#m         D6      D   E     E6    F#m
And once when you weren't looking,  I did a cannon-ball
  E     E6     A
I did a cannon-ball.

     A                            E        E6         F#m
This summer I went swimming, this summer I might have drowned
      F#m7    F#m          D6        D           E        E6     F#m
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet, and I moved my arms a-round.
  E        E6     A
I moved my arms a-round.            
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