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[Intro]
Dm C Am7 G
Dm C Am G
G
[Verse 1]
DmLovCe, love is a funny Am7thing G  
DmIt takes you where you leCast expect it
AmThrows you out to sGea
Only yFouAm, you can either chGoose to swim
DmOr surround yourself with waCter
AmAnd let it take you Gin
[Chorus]
GIf that's somAmething that you wanna knFow, Coh
GIf that's somAmething show me where to Fgo, Coh
And I will giGve myself to you
I will give myself to Gmyou
[Verse 2]
DmHatCe, hate is a diffAmicult thinGg
DmIt takes you where you waCnna go
AmIt starts to suck you Gin             
And youF, Amyou can either fGall into it
DmOr surround yourself with the goCod things
AmAnd never let it wGin
[Chorus]
GIf that's somAmething that you wanna knFow, Coh
GIf that's somAmething show me where to Fgo, Coh
And I will gGive myself to you
I will give myself to Gmyou
[Instrument Interlude]
Em Fmaj7 G Am
Em Fmaj7 G Am
G       Gsus4 Gm
[Chorus]
GIf that's somAmething that you wanna knFow, Coh
GIf that's somAmething show me where to Fgo, Coh
And I will gGive myself to you
I will give myself to Gmyou
[Outro]
Dm C Am7 G
Dm C Am G
G
G
Am7

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Swim

by Cape Cub

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fmaj7

Gsus4

[Intro]

Dm C Am7 G

Dm C Am G

[Verse 1]

Dm C Am7 G

Love, love is a funny thing

Dm C

It takes you where you least expect it

Am G

Throws you out to sea

F Am G

Only you, you can either choose to swim

Dm C

Or surround yourself with water

Am G

And let it take you in

[Chorus]

G Am F C

If that's something that you wanna know, oh

G Am F C

If that's something show me where to go, oh

And I will give myself to you

I will give myself to you

[Verse 2]

Dm C Am G

Hate, hate is a difficult thing

Dm C

It takes you where you wanna go

Am G

It starts to suck you in

F Am G

And you, you can either fall into it

Dm C

Or surround yourself with the good things

Am G

And never let it win

[Chorus]

G Am F C

If that's something that you wanna know, oh

G Am F C

If that's something show me where to go, oh

And I will give myself to you

I will give myself to you

[Instrument Interlude]

Em Fmaj7 G Am

G Gsus4 Gm

[Chorus]

G Am F C

If that's something that you wanna know, oh

G Am F C

If that's something show me where to go, oh

And I will give myself to you

I will give myself to you

[Outro]

Dm C Am7 G

Dm C Am G

Am7

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