The Swimming Song

{title: The Swimming Song}
{subtitle: Loudon Wainwright III}
{key: C}

{ci: Intro}
[C5] [Csus4] [C] [G] [Am] [Am] [Csus4] [G] [Am] [G] [C]

{ci: Verse 1}
This [C5]summer [Csus4]I went [C]swimming
This [G]summer I might have [Am]drowned
But I [Am]held my breath and I [Csus4]kicked my feet
And I [G]moved my arms a-[Am]round
I [G]moved my arms a-[C]round

{ci: Verse 2}
This [C5]summer I [Csus4]swam in the [C]ocean
And I [G]swam in a swimming [Am]pool
[Am]Salt my wounds, chlor-[Csus4]ined my eyes
I'm a [G]self-destructive [Am]fool
I'm a [G]self-destructive [C]fool

{ci: Instrumental}
[C5] [Csus4] [C] [G] [Am] [Am] [Csus4] [G] [Am] [G] [C]

{ci: Verse 3}
This [C5]summer I [Csus4]did the [C]back stroke
And you [G]know that that's not [Am]all
I [Am]did the breast stroke and the [Csus4]butterfly
And the [G]old Australian [Am]crawl
The [G]old Australian [C]crawl

{ci: Verse 4}
This [C5]summer I [Csus4]swam in a [C]public place
And a [G]reservoir to [Am]boot
At the [Am]latter I was in-[Csus4]formal
At the [G]former I wore my [Am]suit
I [G]wore my swimming [C]suit

{ci: Instrumental}
[C5] [Csus4] [C] [G] [Am] [Am] [Csus4] [G] [Am] [G] [C]

{ci: Verse 5}
Oh, this [C5]summer I [Csus4]did [C]swan dives
And [G]jack-knives for you [Am]all
And [Am]once when you weren't [Csus4]looking
I [G]did a cannon-[Am]ball
I [G]did a cannon-[C]ball

{ci: Verse 6}
This [C5]summer [Csus4]I went [C]swimming
This [G]summer I might have [Am]drowned
But I [Am]held my breath and I [Csus4]kicked my feet
And I [G]moved my arms a-[Am]round
I [G]moved my arms a-[C]round

{ci: Outro}
[C5] [Csus4] [C] [G] [Am] [Am] [Csus4] [G] [Am] [G] [C]