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When Mac Was Swimming

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tabbed by: Rob
e-mail: [email protected]
The Innocence Mission - When Mac was Swimming
no capo for chords (guitar 1)
capo 3 for tablature (guitar 2)
  Fmaj70      A#maj7x
  1      6
  2      7
  3      7
  3      x
  x      6
intro, instrumentals, and chorus:
|Fmaj72-------2-2-----|A#maj72-------2-2--(0)|Fmaj72-------2-2-----|
|2-------2-2-----|0-------0-0--(0)|2-------2-2-----|
|2-------2-2-----|0-------0-0--(0)|2-------2-2-----|
|0-----0-------0-|------0-----0---|0-----0-------0-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE:
DmWhen Mac was sGmwimming
CI was running lFate
A#maj7Walking aroGmund New Orleans
CLooking for a bFirthday cake
DmIt was a great sGmurprise to him
CSo many people cFmaj7ame
CHORUS:
A#maj7Nobody knows, dFmaj7arling
A#maj7Nobody knows Fmaj7how they are A#maj7loved
Don't worry, my Fmaj7darling
The A#maj7sun's coming up
SHORT INSTRUMENTAL PART:
Fmaj7|9-----5-----7---|A#maj7----------------|Fmaj79-----5-----7---|
|7-----7-----8---|----------------|7-----7-----8---|
|7-----------0---|----------------|7-----------0---|
|----------------|----------------|------------0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
DmLet's get up eGmarly now
CDive clear intFo the day
A#maj7Let's get out of the Gmcar with open aCrms
Not wait to Fbe embraced
DmThe flowers that Gmgrew, the things that
Chappened since the Fmaj7day you came.
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL (w/ piano)
CHORUS x2 (piano tinkering in background)
la da da da da da da ah ah
INSTRUMENTAL till end

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When Mac Was Swimming

by The Innocence Mission

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

A#maj7

tabbed by: Rob

e-mail: [email protected]

The Innocence Mission - When Mac was Swimming

no capo for chords (guitar 1)

capo 3 for tablature (guitar 2)

Fmaj7 A#maj7

0 x

1 6

2 7

3 7

3 x

x 6

intro, instrumentals, and chorus:

Fmaj7 A#maj7 Fmaj7

|2-------2-2-----|2-------2-2--(0)|2-------2-2-----|

|2-------2-2-----|0-------0-0--(0)|2-------2-2-----|

|0-----0-------0-|------0-----0---|0-----0-------0-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

VERSE:

Dm Gm

When Mac was swimming

C F

I was running late

A#maj7 Gm

Walking around New Orleans

C F

Looking for a birthday cake

Dm Gm

It was a great surprise to him

C Fmaj7

So many people came

CHORUS:

A#maj7 Fmaj7

Nobody knows, darling

A#maj7 Fmaj7 A#maj7

Nobody knows how they are loved

Fmaj7

Don't worry, my darling

A#maj7

The sun's coming up

SHORT INSTRUMENTAL PART:

Fmaj7 A#maj7 Fmaj7

|9-----5-----7---|----------------|9-----5-----7---|

|7-----7-----8---|----------------|7-----7-----8---|

|7-----------0---|----------------|7-----------0---|

|----------------|----------------|------------0---|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Dm Gm

Let's get up early now

C F

Dive clear into the day

A#maj7 Gm C

Let's get out of the car with open arms

Not wait to be embraced

Dm Gm

The flowers that grew, the things that

C Fmaj7

happened since the day you came.

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL (w/ piano)

CHORUS x2 (piano tinkering in background)

la da da da da da da ah ah

INSTRUMENTAL till end

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