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Swimming Song

Loudon Wainwright Iii
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
This  summer I went swimming
THis  summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked  my feet
 And I moved  my arms around.
 I  moved my arms around.
 This summer I swam in the ocean
 Swam in the swimming pool
 Salt in my wounds, chlorine in my eyes,
 I'm a self-destructive fool,
 Self-destructive fool.
 This summer I did the backstroke,
 And you know that thats not all.
 I did the breast stroke and the butterfly,
 And the old Australian crawl,
 The old Australian crawl.
 This summer I swam in a public place and a reservoir to boot,
 At the latter I was informal,
 At the former I wore my suit,
 I wore my swimming suit.
 
 This summer I did swan dives and
 Jack knives for you all.
 And once when you weren't looking
 I did a cannonball
 I did a cannonball.
 This summer I went swimming
 THis summer I might have drowned
 But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
 And I moved my arms around.
 I moved my arms around.
 This is a great song with alot of banjo. Sounds good to strum it at a good pace
 on and off
 here and there. I'll have a guitar friendly
 tab comming soon for the banjo between the verses.

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Readable chord sheet for Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright Iii

[G]This summer I went swimming
[Dsus2]THis summer I might have dr[Em]owned
But I held my breath and I kick[C]ed my feet
And I m[Dsus2]oved my arms ar[Em]ound.
I[D7] moved my arms ar[G]ound.

This summer I swam in the ocean
Swam in the swimming pool
Salt in my wounds, chlorine in my eyes,
I'm a self-destructive fool,
Self-destructive fool.



This summer I did the backstroke,
And you know that thats not all.
I did the breast stroke and the butterfly,
And the old Australian crawl,
The old Australian crawl.

This summer I swam in a public place and a reservoir to boot,
At the latter I was informal,
At the former I wore my suit,
I wore my swimming suit.

 

This summer I did swan dives and
Jack knives for you all.
And once when you weren't looking
I did a cannonball
I did a cannonball.

This summer I went swimming
THis summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
And I moved my arms around.
I moved my arms around.

This is a great song with alot of banjo.  Sounds good to strum it at a good pace
on and off
here and there.  I'll have a guitar friendly
tab comming soon for the banjo between the verses.

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