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Swimming Pool Blues

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-F#---9----9----9----9--|-B--6---6---6---6---|-C#7--6---6---4---4---|-F#--2---2---2---2---|
B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-11---11---11---11----|-8---8---8---8-----|-6---6---4---4-----|-3---3---3---3-----|  (x2)
D|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
F#Your hair grew lBong in the C#7time I was F#away
F#And now you're Bgone, and now you're C#7gone I feel your F#pain
F#Your eyes are Bbrown like the C#7earth beneath my F#feet
F#When you Bcry when you C#7cry they're swimming pool F#blues
[Chorus]
BHaven't been swimming all summer
F#Oooh got the swimming pool blues
BWith my head under water
F#So lost and confused
BIf we swim we can make it 
F#Oooh I wanna make it with you
C#7Cuz there's no other way, no way
[Refrain]
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah, C#7yeah
[Verse]
F#When I first mBet you we C#7rushed into a F#bed
F#When I Bleft when I C#7left you're still in my F#head
F#My eyes are gBreen like the C#7garden you F#water
F#When you Bgo when you C#7go they're swimming pool F#blues 
[Chorus]
BHaven't been swimming all summer
F#Oooh got the swimming pool blues
BWith my head under water
F#So lost and confused
BIf we swim we can make it 
F#Oooh I wanna make it with you
C#7Cuz there's no other way, no way
[Refrain]
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah, C#7yeah
[Instrumental] 
 F#   B   C#7   F#(x2)
[Chorus]
BHaven't been swimming all summer
F#Oooh got the swimming pool blues
BWith my head under water
F#So lost and confused
BIf we swim we can make it 
F#Oooh I wanna make it with you
C#7Cuz there's no other way, no way
[Refrain]
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah yC#7eah yeF#ah
Yeah yeah Byeah, C#7yeah

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Swimming Pool Blues

by Miniature Tigers

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

[Intro]

F# B C#7 F#

e|----9----9----9----9--|---6---6---6---6---|---6---6---4---4---|---2---2---2---2---|

B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-11---11---11---11----|-8---8---8---8-----|-6---6---4---4-----|-3---3---3---3-----| (x2)

D|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

A|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

[Verse]

F# B C#7 F#

Your hair grew long in the time I was away

F# B C#7 F#

And now you're gone, and now you're gone I feel your pain

F# B C#7 F#

Your eyes are brown like the earth beneath my feet

F# B C#7 F#

When you cry when you cry they're swimming pool blues

[Chorus]

Haven't been swimming all summer

Oooh got the swimming pool blues

With my head under water

So lost and confused

If we swim we can make it

Oooh I wanna make it with you

C#7

Cuz there's no other way, no way

[Refrain]

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7

Yeah yeah yeah, yeah

[Verse]

F# B C#7 F#

When I first met you we rushed into a bed

F# B C#7 F#

When I left when I left you're still in my head

F# B C#7 F#

My eyes are green like the garden you water

F# B C#7 F#

When you go when you go they're swimming pool blues

[Chorus]

Haven't been swimming all summer

Oooh got the swimming pool blues

With my head under water

So lost and confused

If we swim we can make it

Oooh I wanna make it with you

C#7

Cuz there's no other way, no way

[Refrain]

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7

Yeah yeah yeah, yeah

[Instrumental]

F# B C#7 F#

(x2)

[Chorus]

Haven't been swimming all summer

Oooh got the swimming pool blues

With my head under water

So lost and confused

If we swim we can make it

Oooh I wanna make it with you

C#7

Cuz there's no other way, no way

[Refrain]

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7 F#

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

B C#7

Yeah yeah yeah, yeah

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