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The Swimmer

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[INTRO] - only piano is playing, but of course you can strum along
C#m  C  A#  C  C#m  G#  C#  D#
[VERSE 1] 
 C#mIn the wake of his Cchariot
 A#You swam toward the Clatitudes
 C#mLeaving for G#happier times
 C#Florida D#far behind
 C#mTrying your Cbest you were 
 A#Ignoring the Crescuers
 C#mYou'd gone so G#very long
 C#You were so D#very strong
[BRIDGE]
 CmThe scene was so Ftragic
                Cm      C#(G#)
 But that was the magic
[CHORUS]
 D#Will you A#never drown?
 G#Will you Glearn to use
 D#Some forgA#otten part, some forGgotten part?G#  
 D#Are you goA#ing down 
 G#Where the bGallyhoos
 D#and the G#tritons A#are?D#  
 And the G#tritons aGre
 C#  Cm  A#m  Cm  C#  G#  C#m  D#
[VERSE 2]
 C#You were so inCmcredible
 A#mFinding all the Cmedible
 C#Prize of the G#sea, 
 C#mPrize of the D#sea
[VERSE 3] (acoustic guitar is a twelve string i think)
 C#mIn the wake of his Cchariot
 A#You swam toward the Clatitudes
 C#mLeaving for G#happier times
 C#Florida D#far behind
[BRIDGE]
 CmIn division pelFagic
 CmYou were chorC#agicG#  
[CHORUS]
 D#Will you A#never drown?
 G#Will you Glearn to use
 D#Some forgA#otten part, some forGgotten part?G#  
 D#Are you goA#ing down 
 G#Where the bGallyhoos
 D#and the G#tritons A#are?D#  
 and the G#tritons A#are?D#  
 And the G#tritons A#areG  D#  

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The Swimmer

by Frank Black

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

A#m

[INTRO] - only piano is playing, but of course you can strum along

C#m C A# C C#m G# C# D#

[VERSE 1]

C#m C

In the wake of his chariot

A# C

You swam toward the latitudes

C#m G#

Leaving for happier times

C# D#

Florida far behind

C#m C

Trying your best you were

A# C

Ignoring the rescuers

C#m G#

You'd gone so very long

C# D#

You were so very strong

[BRIDGE]

Cm F

The scene was so tragic

Cm C# G#

()

But that was the magic

[CHORUS]

D# A#

Will you never drown?

G# G

Will you learn to use

D# A# G G#

Some forgotten part, some forgotten part?

D# A#

Are you going down

G# G

Where the ballyhoos

D# G# A# D#

and the tritons are?

G# G

And the tritons are

C# Cm A#m Cm C# G# C#m D#

[VERSE 2]

C# Cm

You were so incredible

A#m Cm

Finding all the edible

C# G#

Prize of the sea,

C#m D#

Prize of the sea

[VERSE 3] (acoustic guitar is a twelve string i think)

C#m C

In the wake of his chariot

A# C

You swam toward the latitudes

C#m G#

Leaving for happier times

C# D#

Florida far behind

[BRIDGE]

Cm F

In division pelagic

Cm C# G#

You were choragic

[CHORUS]

D# A#

Will you never drown?

G# G

Will you learn to use

D# A# G G#

Some forgotten part, some forgotten part?

D# A#

Are you going down

G# G

Where the ballyhoos

D# G# A# D#

and the tritons are?

G# A# D#

and the tritons are?

G# A# G D#

And the tritons are

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