Chords with lyrics
Gaelic Storm
Swimmin' in the Sea
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Capo 1
G+G 320003
C majorC x32010
D MajorD xx0232
A minorAm x03320
The G+G - C majorC D MajorD always hits with G+G on beat one, C majorC on three, and D MajorD on four.
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Intro (four times):
G+G - C majorC D MajorD
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC
When I was five
D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
We'd get up at four
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
And drive on down to the Cornwall shore
A minorAm D MajorD
Our holidays had come at last
A minorAm D MajorD
They came real slow and went by fast
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Just one week, that's all we had
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Then back to work went mom and dad
A minorAm D MajorD G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Happy to be swimmin' in the sea
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
The seagulls yell
G+G - C majorC D MajorD
You're getting near
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
We'd waited patiently all year
A minorAm D MajorD
And we hadn't slept a wink all night
A minorAm D MajorD
White faces in the morning light
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
I see the sea my sister cried
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
The seaside we'd soon be beside
A minorAm D MajorD G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Happy to be swimmin' in the sea
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC
Down to the sand
D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
With our bucket and our spade
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Behind our yellow wind barricade
A minorAm D MajorD
We'd bury dad up to his chin
A minorAm D MajorD
On with our trunks we'd jump right in
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
'Round our waist a rubber ring
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
And on each arm a water wing
A minorAm D MajorD G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Happy to be swimmin' in the sea
C majorC G+G
It's so cold
A minorAm G+G
And rainin' too
C majorC G+G
We'd stay all day
A minorAm D MajorD
Till our lips turned blue
C majorC G+G
Only a week
A minorAm G+G
It wasn't fair
A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
We're on holiday, holiday, holiday
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
And we don't care!
[solo]
(six times)
G+G - C majorC D MajorD
[solo end]
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC
In every pool
D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Stranded by the tide
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Clams and fishes under seaweed hide
A minorAm D MajorD
We'd catch them all in a fishing net
A minorAm D MajorD
As close to heaven as a kid could get
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
We'd dream of smugglers and pirate ships
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Lunch was ice cream and a bag of chips
A minorAm D MajorD
Happy to be swimmin' in the sea
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Now to kid of five
G+G - C majorC D MajorD
That rocky shore
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Was a magical place full of tales and lore
A minorAm D MajorD
Now the seagulls call once more to me
A minorAm D MajorD
Hey come on back to the Cornish Sea
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Now by the water by the foam
G+G - C majorC D MajorD | G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Just one more week and I'm going home
A minorAm D MajorD
Happy to be
A minorAm D MajorD
Happy to be
A minorAm D MajorD G+G - C majorC D MajorD
Happy to be swimmin' in the sea
G+G - C majorC D MajorD
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