Swimming Song chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

Chords with lyrics

Loudon Wainwright III - The Swimming Song

All the covers I see on YouTube of this song are transcribed to G...this song in the key of G+G with capo
on 2nd fret...let's just go with A, eh? This way you are able to 1) still play along with the recording and 2)
play the main hook of the song.

To play the main hook of the song, start by strumming a standard A augmentedA chord (x0222x) and immediately
hammering onto the 5th fret of the BB string (probably using your pinky). Then you walk back down to the
standard fingering: x0222x -> x0225x -> x0223x -> x0222x). Listen to the song to get the feel
of the melodic line throughout the hook.


Some specific chord voicings you will need:

A augmentedA   F# minorF#m  F#m7F#m7  E6E6   D6D6
x0225x 244222 242222 022120 xx0432

Intro: A augmentedA A majorA E6E6 F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7 D6D6 E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA

   A augmentedA              E MajorE    E6E6     F# minorF#m
This summer I went swimming, this summer I might have drowned
   F#m7F#m7  F# minorF#m     D6D6    D MajorD      E MajorE    E6E6   F# minorF#m
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet, and I moved my arms a-round.
 E MajorE    E6E6   A augmentedA
I moved my arms a-round.

   A augmentedA                 E MajorE     E6E6    F# minorF#m
This summer I swam in the ocean, and I swam in a swimming pool
F#m7F#m7    F# minorF#m      D6D6    D MajorD      E MajorE    E6E6    F# minorF#m
Salt in my wounds, chlor-ine in my eyes, I'm a self-de-structive fool,
 E MajorE    E6E6    A augmentedA
A majorA self-de-structive fool.


Solo/Interlude: A augmentedA A majorA E6E6 F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7 D6D6 E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA


   A augmentedA                  E MajorE     E6E6    F# minorF#m
This summer I did the backstroke, and you know that thats not all.
      F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m      D6D6   D MajorD      E MajorE    E6E6   F# minorF#m
I did the breast stroke and the butter-fly, and the old Au-stralian crawl,
  E MajorE   E6E6    A augmentedA
The old Au-stralian crawl.

   A augmentedA                   E MajorE   E6E6   F# minorF#m
This summer I swam in a public place and a reser-voir to boot,
    F#m7F#m7  F# minorF#m   D6D6   D MajorD    E MajorE    E6E6   F# minorF#m
At the latter I was in-formal, at the former I wore my suit,
 E MajorE    E6E6    A augmentedA
I wore my swimming suit.


Solo/Interlude: A augmentedA A majorA E6E6 F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7 D6D6 E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA


   A augmentedA              E MajorE     E6E6   F# minorF#m
This summer I did swan dives, and jackknives for you all.
  F#m7F#m7   F# minorF#m     D6D6   D MajorD  E MajorE   E6E6  F# minorF#m
And once when you weren't looking, I did a cannon-ball
 E MajorE   E6E6   A augmentedA
I did a cannon-ball.

   A augmentedA              E MajorE    E6E6     F# minorF#m
This summer I went swimming, this summer I might have drowned
   F#m7F#m7  F# minorF#m     D6D6    D MajorD      E MajorE    E6E6   F# minorF#m
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet, and I moved my arms a-round.
 E MajorE    E6E6   A augmentedA

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