Nightswimming
R.E.M.Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(x1)
Night - swimming...
deserves a quiet night.
The..
photograph on the dashboard,
taken years ago,
turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
Every streetlight reveals the
picture in re-verse.
Still it's so much clearer.
I forgot my shirt at the
water's edge. The moon is low to-
-night.
(x1)
Night - swimming...
deserves a quiet night. Im
not sure all these people under-
-stand. Its not like years
ago. The fear of getting
caught, of recklessness and
water. They cannot see me
naked. These things they go
away, replaced by every(day).
-day. Night - swimming...
remembering that night. Sep-
-tember's coming soon. I'm
pining for the moon. And
what if there were two side by
side in orbit around the fairest
sun? That bright, tight for-
swimming.
You, I thought I knew you.
You, I can-not judge.
You, I thought you knew me. This ones
laughing quiet-ly under-
-neath my breath. Night-
swimming.
(w/ solo)
(The..)
photograph re-flects every
streetlight a reminder. Night-
-swimming de-serves a quiet
night.
de-serves a quiet
night.
(w/ solo)
Progressions:
2 measures, played once)
1.| |
2.| |
-d-u-d--u--u-d-u-d-------d---d---
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
3 measures, repeat as needed)
1.| |
2.| * |
-d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d-u-d---d-u-
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
then
3.| |
-d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d--u--u-d-u-
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Notes:
I found the previous tab hard to follow and played around with the chords
a little to get the rhythm down first. In doing so, I discovered that by
simply removing the A note off the C chord it sounded closer to the song.
Then, by changing the C to a Cadd9 and doing the same thing, song became
extremely simple to play and still sounds great (on my guitar, actually
better this way, to me). Thus creating the "Aadd9" (A9*) for lack of a name.
(Sure you'll let me know the real chord)
I show the basic Intro and Verse progressions above. I suggest just
strumming until you get the rhythm down as it's not a very complicated
song. Then by adding in base lines especially on the G chords, and using
some middle string strumming you can make things a bit more interesting.
Anyways, I love this song and give thanks and credit to for the original
post. If you're looking, this is a great acoustic solo-artist song.
(Hopefully, this version works with formatting, else I give up - sorry for the previous one)
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Readable chord sheet for Nightswimming by R.E.M.
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
(x1) [G] [C9] [G] [D] [G] Night - [C9]swimming.[D].. d[G]eserves a quiet [C9]night. [A9] [C9] [D] The.. [G]photograph on the [C9]dashboard[D], [G]taken years a[C9]go, [A9] [C9]turned around backwards so th[D]e windshield shows. [G]Every streetlight [C9] re[D]veals the [G]picture in re-[C9]verse. [A9] [C9]Still it's so much[D] clearer. [G]I forgot my [C9]shirt at[D] the [G]water's edge. The [C9]moon is [A9]low to- -[C9]night. [D] (x1) [G] [C9] [G] [D] [G] Night - [C9]swimming.[D].. d[G]eserves a quiet [C9]night. [A9] Im [C9]not sure all these[D] people under- -[G]stand. Its [C9]not like [D]years a[G]go. The [C9]fear of [A9]getting [C9]caught, of [D]recklessness and [G]water. They [C9]cannot [D]see me [G]naked. These [C9]things [A9]they go a[C9]way, re[D]placed by every(day). -[G]day. Night - [C9]swimming.[D].. r[G]emembering that [C9]night. [A9] Sep- -[C9]tember's coming [D]soon. I'm [G]pining for the [C9]moon. [D] And [G]what if there were [C9]two [A9]side by [C9]side in orbit a[D]round the fairest [G]sun? That [C9]bright, t[D]ight for- [G] [C9] [A9] [C9]swimming. [D] [G]You, I thought I [C9]knew you.[D] [G]You, I can-not [C9]judge. [A9] [C9]You, I thought you [D]knew me. This ones [G]laughing quiet-[C9]ly [D] under- -[G]neath my breath. [C9] [A9] Night- [C9]swimming. [D] [G] [C9] [G] [D] (w/ solo) [G] [C9] [D] [G] [C9] [A9] [C9] [D] (The..) [G]photograph re-[C9]flects [D]every [G]streetlight a [C9]reminder[A9]. Night- -[C9]swimming de-[D]serves a quiet [G]night. [C9] [D] [G] de-[C9]serves a[A9] quiet [C9]night. [D] (w/ solo) [G] [C9] [D] [G] [C9] [A9] [C9] [D] [G] [C9] [A9] [C9] [D] [G] Progressions: 2 measures, played once) 1.|[G] [C9] | 2.|[G] [D] | -d-u-d--u--u-d-u-d-------d---d--- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 3 measures, repeat as needed) 1.|[G] [C9] [D] | 2.|[G] [C9] [A9]* | -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d-u-d---d-u- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & then 3.|[C9] [D] | -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d--u--u-d-u- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Notes: I found the previous tab hard to follow and played around with the chords a little to get the rhythm down first. In doing so, I discovered that by simply removing the A note off the C chord it sounded closer to the song. Then, by changing the C to a Cadd9 and doing the same thing, song became extremely simple to play and still sounds great (on my guitar, actually better this way, to me). Thus creating the "Aadd9" (A9*) for lack of a name. (Sure you'll let me know the real chord) I show the basic Intro and Verse progressions above. I suggest just strumming until you get the rhythm down as it's not a very complicated song. Then by adding in base lines especially on the G chords, and using some middle string strumming you can make things a bit more interesting. Anyways, I love this song and give thanks and credit to for the original post. If you're looking, this is a great acoustic solo-artist song. (Hopefully, this version works with formatting, else I give up - sorry for the previous one)