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NIGHTSWIMMING
Intro: (Rhy. Fig. 1)
G C G D5
E-|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|
B-|--------------------|--1-----------|--------------------|--3---------------|
G-|-----0---2-------0--|--0-----------|-----0---2-------0--|--2---------------|
D-|-0---------------0--|--2-----------|-0---------------0--|--0---------------|
A-|-----------------2--|--3-----------|-----------------2--|------------------|
E-|-3-----------3------|--------------|-3-----------3------|------------------|
(Piano arranged for guitar)
Verses: (Rhy. Fig. 2)
G C D5 G
E-|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|
B-|-------0------------|-1-3--1--1--0---3-0--------------|-------0------------|
G-|----0--0----0--0----|-0--------------2------2---------|----0--0----0--0----|
D-|-0----------------0-|-2--------------0----------4---2-|-0----------------0-|
A-|------------2-------|-3-------------------------------|------------2-------|
E-|-3--------3---------|---------------------------------|-3--------3---------|
C A C D5
E-|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
B-|-1-3--1-1-0-2-0----------|-1------------------|-3--------------------------|
G-|-0----------2----2--0----|-0-0-2----0--2------|-2-0--2------0--0-----------|
D-|-2----------2----------2-|-2-----2----------2-|-0-------0------0---4--2--4-|
A-|-3----------0------------|-3-------------3----|-------------0---------0----|
E-|-------------------------|----------3---------|----------------------------|
G C D5 G C A | C | D5 |
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
G C D5 G C A |
The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago,
C D5
turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
G C D5 G C A |
Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse.
C D5
Still, it's so much clearer.
G C D5 G
I forgot my shirt at the water's edge.
C A C | D5 |
The moon is low tonight.
{Play Rhy. Fig. 1}
G C D5 G
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
C D5 G5
I'm not sure all these people understand.
C D5 G
It's not like years ago,
C A C D5 G5
The fear of getting caught, of recklessness and water.
C D5 G
They cannot see me naked.
C A C D5 G
These things, they go away, replaced by everyday.
C G C A |
Nightswimming. Remembering that night.
C D5 C C D5 |
September's coming soon. I'm pining for the moon.
G C A C
And what if there were two side by side in orbit
D5 G
around the fairest sun?
C D5 G C A C | D5 |
That bright, tight forever drum could not describe nightswimming.
G C D5 G C A |
You, I thought I knew you. You, I cannot judge.
C D5
You, I thought you knew me.
G C D5 G C
This one laughing quietly underneath my breath.
A C | D5 |
Nightswimming.
{Play Rhy. Fig. 1}
{Interude:}
G C G C A
E-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------|
B-|-------12--12-|-12-----------------|----------------|-12-------------------|
G-|--------------|------14-12---------|-------------12-|-----14--12--14----12-|
D-|--------------|-------------14--12-|---------12-----|----------------14----|
A-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------|
E-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------|
(Oboe arranged for guitar)
C D5
E-|-----------------------|----------------------------|
B-|-------12--------------|------12---12---------------|
G-|-(12)------14---12-----|----------------14--12---14-|
D-|--------------------14-|-12-------------------------|
A-|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G C
The photograph reflects,
D5 G C
every streetlight a reminder.
A C D5 G | C D5|
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night,
G C A C | D5 |
deserves a quiet night.
{Outro:}
G C D5 G
E-|---------------|-------12-------------|------------------------------------|
B-|--12---13---15-|-15-------------------|-12/\/\/\/\/---15--13--13--12-------|
G-|---------------|-------------12---14--|------------------------------------|
D-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
A-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
C A C D5
E-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
B-|-12------------------------|------12--------|-12---------------------------|
G-|----14-14--12-12-----------|-12-------14-12-|-----14-14--12-12--11------11-|
D-|------------------14-12-14-|----------------|-----------------------14-----|
A-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
C A C D5 G
E-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|--------|
B-|-12---------------------|--12--------------|-----12--12-----------|-----0--|
G-|----14---12--14------12-|------14---12-----|-------------14-12-14-|-12/-0--|
D-|-----------------14-----|---------------14-|-12-------------------|-----0--|
A-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|--------|
E-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|-----3--|
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