Channel Swimmer chords by 10cc

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: G

Intro:

D7sus2

Chorus:
           Em                     Cmaj7
Well, it's cold down here in the water
     Am7       D7           G
It's cold down here in the sea
F#m7            B7        Em     A7
     Who'd be a channel swimmer?
Am7        D7         G
    Only a fool like me

Verse 1:
F#m7                 B7
     I've greased my body
        F#m7             B7
And I'm heading over the ocean
F#m7           B7           F#m7      B7
     These two arms are the only locomotion I need
Am7    D7       Am7          D7
See me swim and see me float
Am7         D7      G
    I don't need no motorboat
     D/F#      C7
Or a yacht to get me there

Bridge:
            Gb7   F7
I'll do the breaststroke
        Gb7 F7
And the backstroke
        Gb7
I'll do anything
        Ebmaj7
I'll be swimming when you're all asleep
        Em7b5
I'll be swimming when you're all awake
            Gb7 F7
I'll do the sidestroke
          Gb7 F7
The other sidestroke
            Gb7
I'll do the butterfly
                    B
But I ain't gonna crawl
                    Eb
On back to you, no way

Solo:
Em Cmaj7 Am7 D7 G
F#m7 B7 Em A7
Am7 D7 G

Verse 2:
F#m7            B7              F#m7  B7
     I see your face in every breaker
F#m7            B7                F#m7 B7
     I see your smile across the reef
Am7         D7                Am7     D7
    I came across the sea to take you
Am7               D7             Am7 D7
    Don't make me out to be a thief

Bridge:
          Ebmaj7
You'll be dreaming when you're all asleep
            Em7b5
But I'll be drowning when you're all awake
          Gb7   F7
I did the breaststroke
         Gb7  F7
I did my best stroke
      Gb7
I did everything
                   B
But I ain't good enough

Chorus:
           Em                     Cmaj7
Well, it's cold down here in the water
     Am7       D7           G
It's cold down here in the sea
F#m7            B7        Em     A7
     Who'd be a channel swimmer?
Am7        D7         G
    Only a fool like me
F#m7            B7        Em     A7
     Who'd be a channel swimmer?
Am7        D7         G
    Only a fool like me
         F            Em
Would forget he can't swim