The Swimming Song chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

   G+G
This summer I went swimming

   D MajorD          E minorEm
This summer I might have drowned

   C majorC          E minorEm
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet

   C majorC   Dadd9Dadd9  E minorEm
And I moved my arms around

 C majorC    Dadd9Dadd9 G+G
I moved my arms around

Verse 2:

   G+G
This summer I swam in the ocean

   D MajorD         E minorEm
And I swam in a swimming pool

 C majorC          E minorEm
Salt my wounds, chlorine my eyes

   C majorC   Dadd9Dadd9   E minorEm
I'm a self-destructive fool

   C majorC   Dadd9Dadd9   G+G
I'm a self-destructive fool


Verse 3:

   G+G
This summer I swam in a public place

   D MajorD       E minorEm
And a reservoir, to boot

    C majorC      E minorEm
At the latter I was informal

    C majorC    Dadd9Dadd9  E minorEm
At the former I wore my suit

 C majorC    Dadd9Dadd9  G+G
I wore my swimming suit

Verse 4:

   G+G
This summer I did the backstroke

    D MajorD          E minorEm
And you know that that's not all

     C majorC           E minorEm
I did the breast stroke and the butterfly

    C majorC  Dadd9Dadd9   E minorEm
And the old Australian crawl

  C majorC  Dadd9Dadd9   G+G
The old Australian crawl


Verse 5:

   G+G
This summer I did swan dives

  D MajorD         E minorEm
And jackknifes for you all

  C majorC           E minorEm
And once when you weren't looking

 C majorC   Dadd9Dadd9 E minorEm
I did a cannonball

 C majorC   Dadd9Dadd9 G+G
I did a cannonball


Verse 6:

   G+G
This summer I went swimming

   D MajorD          E minorEm
This summer I might have drowned

   C majorC          E minorEm
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet

   C majorC    Dadd9Dadd9 E minorEm
And I moved my arms around

 C majorC    Dadd9Dadd9 G+G
I moved my arms around