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Gone Swimming
written by Mark Curry
as performed on the album "It's Only Time"
This is one of the best song I know so far. Besides it's very easy (at least the
rhythm guitar, singing simutaneously might be more difficult)!
The G is played at the 3rd fret and you slide into the F played at the first
fret, everytime you have a G followed by an F.
You really have to listen to the CD for the rhythm of the voice. I thought
about putting the chords right where they are sung, but somehow this made
the appearance of the file even worse, so I aligned them to the words, which
is not exactly the way they are sung, but much easier to visualize. You'll
get it anyway, I guess.
G   F   C   C
G   F   C   C
GDown by the Riverside, well Fthere's a place for me
Where CI won't sit and think about Cwhere I'd rather be
Gand I don't need noFthing
Cbut the look on my Cface
G(stop)
It's all bullshit
F(stop)                              D  C(stop)
It's just the time it takes between
where it comes and where GitD  
CYou can go swimming, no sign of rainstorms or
Fthunder I won't be joining you
Cbecause today between the time it's taking
                                      F  C(stop)
me to wonder I just might get sucked under
single note riff:  G   A#   C  D#^C  
e-I-----------------------|I
h-I---------------po------|I
g-I----------5~~~-8^5~~---|I
d-I----5--8---------------|I
A-I-----------------------|I
E-I-----------------------|I
GDown by the Focean, Cit's all behind me Cit's just an open sea,
Gand I can really see for Fmiles
CI wish I knew Cjust what I was looking for
G(stop)                   F(stop)                   D  
A pool of endless rhymes, I ain't talking 'bout the water
              C(stop)                            G  D  
We're talking time, where it comes and where it   yeah
CYou can go swimming, there's been no warning of Fhurricane
or tidal wave, ain't no dangerous Cfish out there
I won't be joining you Fstill
It's just a feeling in me I get washed out to the Csea
Yeah the C(sus2)sea
  D    D    Am                 Amfooling around with Dsus2, Dsus4,
D  D  Am  Am(stop)         Am7 and Amsus2 sounds nice if you're
                           playing alone (i.e. without band)
DI wish I could go 'cause you know
that the water doesn't Cusually frighten me so
It's not the depth of the Fsea that infatuates me
It's what remains to be Gseen, like the time in between
where it comes and where it DgoesF  
                 D          F  C(stop)    riff
where it goes yeah
GDown in a creekbed Fin my old neighbourhood
Cthere is a trickle that's Cdirty and warm
Gand I have spend many a Fchildhood hour there
CIt's where I used to play, Cseems like yesterday
GBut I was younger then, Fjust make believing
Cmaking wishes Cand tossing pennies in
G(stop)             F(stop)
and now I've grown, haven't changed my tone,
just getting stoned Dand ain't pretending that I CknowF  
CYou can go swimming though it's only a Ftrickle there
and the floodgates haven't worked for Cyears
I won't be joining you, Fno, I wish I could go
but I
and CIF  
CYou can go swimmingF  
fade out...
"Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral..." - D. Vader
Neither me... you perhaps?

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Gone Swimming

by Mark Curry

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C(sus2)

Dsus2

Dsus4

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Gone Swimming

written by Mark Curry

as performed on the album "It's Only Time"

This is one of the best song I know so far. Besides it's very easy (at least the

rhythm guitar, singing simutaneously might be more difficult)!

The G is played at the 3rd fret and you slide into the F played at the first

fret, everytime you have a G followed by an F.

You really have to listen to the CD for the rhythm of the voice. I thought

about putting the chords right where they are sung, but somehow this made

the appearance of the file even worse, so I aligned them to the words, which

is not exactly the way they are sung, but much easier to visualize. You'll

get it anyway, I guess.

G F C C

G F

Down by the Riverside, well there's a place for me

C C

Where I won't sit and think about where I'd rather be

G F

and I don't need nothing

C C

but the look on my face

(stop)

It's all bullshit

F D C

(stop) (stop)

It's just the time it takes between

G D

where it comes and where it

You can go swimming, no sign of rainstorms or

thunder I won't be joining you

because today between the time it's taking

F C

(stop)

me to wonder I just might get sucked under

G A# C D# C

single note riff: ^

e-I-----------------------|I

h-I---------------po------|I

g-I----------5~~~-8^5~~---|I

d-I----5--8---------------|I

A-I-----------------------|I

E-I-----------------------|I

G F C C

Down by the ocean, it's all behind me it's just an open sea,

G F

and I can really see for miles

C C

I wish I knew just what I was looking for

G F D

(stop) (stop)

A pool of endless rhymes, I ain't talking 'bout the water

C G D

(stop)

We're talking time, where it comes and where it yeah

C F

You can go swimming, there's been no warning of hurricane

or tidal wave, ain't no dangerous fish out there

I won't be joining you still

It's just a feeling in me I get washed out to the sea

C(sus2)

Yeah the sea

D D Am Am Dsus2 Dsus4

fooling around with , ,

D D Am Am(stop) Am7 and Amsus2 sounds nice if you're

playing alone (i.e. without band)

I wish I could go 'cause you know

that the water doesn't usually frighten me so

It's not the depth of the sea that infatuates me

It's what remains to be seen, like the time in between

D F

where it comes and where it goes

D F C

(stop) riff

where it goes yeah

G F

Down in a creekbed in my old neighbourhood

C C

there is a trickle that's dirty and warm

G F

and I have spend many a childhood hour there

C C

It's where I used to play, seems like yesterday

G F

But I was younger then, just make believing

C C

making wishes and tossing pennies in

G F

(stop) (stop)

and now I've grown, haven't changed my tone,

D C F

just getting stoned and ain't pretending that I know

C F

You can go swimming though it's only a trickle there

and the floodgates haven't worked for years

I won't be joining you, no, I wish I could go

but I

C F

and I

C F

You can go swimming

fade out...

"Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral..." - D. Vader

Neither me... you perhaps?

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