The Swimming Song [G] - Loudon Wainwright
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D Em
Em C
D Em
D7 G
[G]This summer I went swimming
D Em
This summer I might have drowned
C
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
D Em
And I moved my arms around.
D7 G
I moved my arms around.
G
This summer I swam in the ocean
D Em
Swam in the swimming pool
C
Salt in my wounds, chlorine in my eyes,
D Em
I'm a self-destructive fool,
D7 G
Self-destructive fool.
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This summer I did the backstroke,
D Em
And you know that thats not all.
C
I did the breast stroke and the butterfly,
D Em
And the old Australian crawl,
D7 G
The old Australian crawl.
G
This summer I swam in a public place
D Em
and a reservoir to boot,
C
At the latter I was informal,
D Em
At the former I wore my suit,
D7 G
I wore my swimming suit.
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This summer I did swan dives and
D Em
Jack knives for you all.
C
And once when you weren't looking
D Em
I did a cannonball
D7 G
I did a cannonball.
[G]This summer I went swimming
D Em
This summer I might have drowned
C
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
D Em
And I moved my arms around.
D7 G
I moved my arms around.
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The Swimming Song [G]Loudon Wainwright
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GThis summer I went swimming DThis summer I might have Emdrowned But I held my breath and I Ckicked my feet And I Dmoved my arms Emaround. I D7moved my arms Garound.
GThis summer I swam in the ocean DSwam in the swimming Empool Salt in my wounds, chlorine Cin my eyes, I'm a Dself-destructive Emfool, D7Self-destructive fGool.
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GThis summer I did the backstroke, DAnd you know that thats not Emall. I did the breast stroke and the Cbutterfly, And the Dold Australian Emcrawl, The D7old Australian Gcrawl.
GThis summer I swam in a public place and a Dreservoir to Emboot, At the latter I was Cinformal, At the Dformer I wore my Emsuit, I D7wore my swimming Gsuit.
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GThis summer I did swan dives and DJack knives for you Emall. And once when you weren't Clooking I Ddid a cannonEmball I D7did a cannonGball.
GThis summer I went swimming DThis summer I might have Emdrowned But I held my breath and I Ckicked my feet And I Dmoved my arms Emaround. I D7moved my arms Garound.