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Florence and the Machine - Swimming
   F133211
  Amx02210
   G355433
[Intro]
 F/  Am/  G/ / /
 G/  Am/  F/ / /
Your Fsongs reAmmind me of Gswimming,
Which I forGgot when I Amstarted to Fsink
Dragged Ffurther aAmway from the Gshore,
And Gdeeper Aminto the Fdrink
FSat on the Ambottom of the Gocean,
A Gstern and Amstubborn Frock
Cos your Fsongs reAmmind me of Gswimming,
But Gsomehow AmI forFgot
FI was Amsinking, Gnow I'm sunk
And GI was Amdrinking, and Fnow I'm drunk
Your Fsongs reAmmind me of Gswimming,
But Gsomehow AmI forgFot.
I Ftried to Amremember the Gchorus,
I Gcan't reAmmember the Fverse
Cos that Fsong that Amsent me Gswimming,
Is Gnow the life jaAmcket that Fburst
FRotting like a Amwreck on the Gocean floor,
GSinking like a Amsiren that Fcan't swim anymore
Coz your Fsongs reAmmind me of Fswimming,
But I Gcan't swim AmanyFmore
FPull me out the Amwater, Gcold and blue,
I Gopen my Ameyes and see that it's Gyou,
So I’ll Fdive straight Amback in the Gocean
Yes I’ll Gdive straight Amback in the Focean
FTake a deep Ambreath suck the Gwater in my chest
GTake a deep Ambreath suck the Fwater in my chest
Then Fcross my finAmgers,G  
Then I’ll Ghope for the bestAm  F  
AmThen all of a sudden, GI heard a note,
FIt started in my chest, and Fended in my Gthroat
AmThen I realise
GThen I realise
                F   F/ /   G/ /
Then I realised
I was Fswimming, yes I was Gswimming
And now I’m Amswimming, yes I am Gswimming
Your Fsongs remAmind me of Gswimming,
Which I forGgot when I Amstarted to Fsink
Your Fsongs remAmind me of Gswimming
Which I forGgot when I Amstarted to Fsink
Oh your Fsongs remAmind me of Gswimming
Which I forGgot when I Amstarted…F  
Your Fsongs reAmmind me of Gswimming
Which I Gforgot when I AmstartedF  
    Am///  ///  ///  ///
To sink.

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Swimming

by Florence + The Machine

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Florence and the Machine - Swimming

133211

x02210

355433

[Intro]

F Am G

/ / / / /

G Am F

/ / / / /

F Am G

Your songs remind me of swimming,

G Am F

Which I forgot when I started to sink

F Am G

Dragged further away from the shore,

G Am F

And deeper into the drink

F Am G

Sat on the bottom of the ocean,

G Am F

A stern and stubborn rock

F Am G

Cos your songs remind me of swimming,

G Am F

But somehow I forgot

F Am G

I was sinking, now I'm sunk

G Am F

And I was drinking, and now I'm drunk

F Am G

Your songs remind me of swimming,

G Am F

But somehow I forgot.

F Am G

I tried to remember the chorus,

G Am F

I can't remember the verse

F Am G

Cos that song that sent me swimming,

G Am F

Is now the life jacket that burst

F Am G

Rotting like a wreck on the ocean floor,

G Am F

Sinking like a siren that can't swim anymore

F Am F

Coz your songs remind me of swimming,

G Am F

But I can't swim anymore

F Am G

Pull me out the water, cold and blue,

G Am G

I open my eyes and see that it's you,

F Am G

So I’ll dive straight back in the ocean

G Am F

Yes I’ll dive straight back in the ocean

F Am G

Take a deep breath suck the water in my chest

G Am F

Take a deep breath suck the water in my chest

F Am G

Then cross my fingers,

G Am F

Then I’ll hope for the best

Am G

Then all of a sudden, I heard a note,

F F G

It started in my chest, and ended in my throat

Then I realise

F F G

/ / / /

Then I realised

F G

I was swimming, yes I was swimming

Am G

And now I’m swimming, yes I am swimming

F Am G

Your songs remind me of swimming,

G Am F

Which I forgot when I started to sink

F Am G

Your songs remind me of swimming

G Am F

Which I forgot when I started to sink

F Am G

Oh your songs remind me of swimming

G Am F

Which I forgot when I started…

F Am G

Your songs remind me of swimming

G Am F

Which I forgot when I started

/// /// /// ///

To sink.

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