The Swimming Song — Loudon Wainwright III
Chords and lyrics for The Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright III (key of G).
Verse 1
by Loudon Wainwright III
[G]This summer I went swimming
[Dsus2]THis summer I might have [Em]drowned
But I held my breath and I [C]kicked my feet
And I [Dsus2]moved my arms [Em]around.
I[D7] moved my arms [G]around.
[G]This summer I swam in the ocean
[Dsus2]Swam in the swimming [Em]pool
Salt in my wounds, chlorine [C]in my eyes,
I'm a[Dsus2] self-destructive [Em]fool,
[D7]Self-destructive [G]fool.
Break
[G]
[Dsus2] [Em]
[Em] [C]
[Dsus2] [Em]
[D7] [G]
[G]This summer I did the backstroke,
[Dsus2]And you know that thats not [Em]all.
I did the breast stroke and the [C]butterfly,
And the [Dsus2]old Australian [Em]crawl,
The [D7]old Australian [G]crawl.
[G]This summer I swam in a public place
and a [Dsus2]reservoir to [Em]boot,
At the latter I was [C]informal,
At the [Dsus2]former I wore my [Em]suit,
I [D7]wore my swimming [G]suit.
Break
[G]
[Dsus2] [Em]
[Em] [C]
[Dsus2] [Em]
[D7] [G]
[G]This summer I did swan dives and
[Dsus2]Jack knives for you [Em]all.
And once when you weren't [C]looking
I [Dsus2]did a [Em]cannonball
I [D7]did a [G]cannonball.
[G]This summer I went swimming
[Dsus2]THis summer I might have [Em]drowned
But I held my breath and I [C]kicked my feet
And I [Dsus2]moved my arms [Em]around.
I[D7] moved my arms [G]around.
Outro
[G]
[Dsus2] [Em]
[Em] [C]
[Dsus2] [Em]
[D7] [G]
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