When Mac Was Swimming chords by The Innocence Mission

tabbed by: Rob
e-mail: u_rmaher@umassd.edu

The Innocence Mission - When Mac was Swimming

no capo for chords (guitar 1)
capo 3 for tablature (guitar 2)

A#maj7
  0      x
  1      6
  2      7
  3      7
  3      x
  x      6

intro, instrumentals, and chorus:

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|2-------2-2-----|2-------2-2--(0)|2-------2-2-----|
|2-------2-2-----|0-------0-0--(0)|2-------2-2-----|
|2-------2-2-----|0-------0-0--(0)|2-------2-2-----|
|0-----0-------0-|------0-----0---|0-----0-------0-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|

VERSE:

Gm
When Mac was swimming
F
I was running late
Gm
Walking around New Orleans
F
Looking for a birthday cake
Gm
It was a great surprise to him
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So many people came

CHORUS:

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Nobody knows, darling
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Nobody knows how they are loved
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Don't worry, my darling
    A#maj7
The sun's coming up

SHORT INSTRUMENTAL PART:

Fmaj7
|9-----5-----7---|----------------|9-----5-----7---|
|7-----7-----8---|----------------|7-----7-----8---|
|7-----------0---|----------------|7-----------0---|
|----------------|----------------|------------0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Gm
Let's get up early now
F
Dive clear into the day
C
Let's get out of the car with open arms
            F
Not wait to be embraced
Gm
The flowers that grew, the things that
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happened since the day you came.

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL (w/ piano)

CHORUS x2 (piano tinkering in background)

la da da da da da da ah ah