{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":432091,"song":"Nightswimming","artist":"R.E.M.","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11560469-nightswimming-chords-by-r-e-m/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/432091?type=chord","rating":4.68131,"votes":366,"content":"Tuning: standard (EADGBe)\r\n\r\n(Chords)\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]: 320033\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]: x32033\r\n[ch]Aadd9[/ch]: x02033 (simply remove top 3 on [ch]Cadd9[/ch])\r\n[ch]D[/ch]: xx0232\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n Night - swimming...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\ndeserves a quiet night.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n The..[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n photograph on the dashboard,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n taken years ago,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n turned around backwards so the windshield shows.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n Every streetlight reveals the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n picture in re-verse.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n Still it's so much clearer.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n I forgot my shirt at the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n water's edge. The moon is low to-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n-night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n Night - swimming...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\ndeserves a quiet night. I’m[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n not sure all these people under-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n-stand. It’s not like years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\nago. The fear of getting[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n caught, of recklessness and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n water. They cannot see me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n naked. These things they go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\naway, replaced by every(day).[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n-day. Night - swimming...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\nremembering that night. Sep-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n-tember's coming soon. I'm[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n pining for the moon. And[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n what if there were two side by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n side in orbit around the fairest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n sun? That bright, tight for-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n-ever drum cannot describe night-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n swimming.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n You, I thought I knew you.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n You, I can-not judge.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n You, I thought you knew me. This one’s[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n laughing quiet-ly under-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n-neath my breath. Night-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n swimming.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse] \r\n(w/ solo)\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n (The..)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n photograph re-flects every[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n streetlight a reminder. Night-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n-swimming de-serves a quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n night.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n de-serves a quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n(w/ solo)\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n[ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n[ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (one strum)\r\n\r\n\r\nProgressions\r\n\r\nIntro (2 measures, played once)\r\n\r\n1.[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] \r\n[tab]2.[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n -d-u-d--u--u-d-u-d-------d---d---[/tab]\r\n 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &\r\n\r\nVerses (3 measures, repeat as needed)\r\n\r\n1.[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n[tab]2.[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch]* \r\n -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d-u-d---d-u-[/tab]\r\n 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &\r\n\r\nthen\r\n\r\n[tab]3.[ch]C9[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d--u--u-d-u-[/tab]\r\n 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &\r\n\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n\r\nI found the previous tab hard to follow and played around with the chords \r\nsimply removing the A note off the [ch]C[/ch] chord it sounded closer to the song.\r\n[tab]Then, by changing the [ch]C[/ch] to a [ch]Cadd9[/ch] and doing the same thing, song became\r\nextremely simple to play and still sounds great (on my guitar, actually[/tab]\r\n[tab]better this way, to me). Thus creating the [ch]Aadd9[/ch] ([ch]A9[/ch])* for lack of a name.\r\n(Sure you'll let me know the real chord)[/tab]\r\n\r\nstrumming until you get the rhythm down as it's not a very complicated\r\n[tab]song. Then by adding in base lines especially on the [ch]G[/ch] chords, and using\r\nsome middle string strumming you can make things a bit more interesting.[/tab]\r","plain_text":"Tuning: standard (EADGBe)\n\n(Chords)\n\nG: 320033\nCadd9: x32033\nAadd9: x02033 (simply remove top 3 on Cadd9)\nD: xx0232\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG C9 \nG D \n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nG C9 \nG D \n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG C9 \nG D \n\n\n[Verse] \n(w/ solo)\n\nG C9 D \nG C9 A9* \n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n(w/ solo)\n\nG C9 D \nG C9 A9* \nC9 D \nG C9 A9* \nC9 D G (one strum)\n\n\nProgressions\n\nIntro (2 measures, played once)\n\n1.G C9 \n\n 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &\n\nVerses (3 measures, repeat as needed)\n\n1.G C9 D \n\n 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &\n\nthen\n\n\n 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &\n\n\nNotes:\n\nI found the previous tab hard to follow and played around with the chords \nsimply removing the A note off the C chord it sounded closer to the song.\n\n\n\nstrumming until you get the rhythm down as it's not a very complicated","chords":["G","Cadd9","Aadd9","D","C9","A9","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}