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NIGHTSWIMMING
Intro: (Rhy. Fig. 1)
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D5E-|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GE-|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------| (320003@1)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 (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D5E-|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A| (x02220@1)C (x32010@1)| D5| (xx023x@1) Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A| (x02220@1)The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago,
C (x32010@1) D5turned (xx023x@1)around backwards so the windshield shows.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A| (x02220@1)Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse.
C (x32010@1) D5Still, (xx023x@1)it's so much clearer.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GI (320003@1)forgot my shirt at the water's edge.
C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) | D5 (xx023x@1)|
The moon is low tonight.
{Play Rhy. Fig. 1}
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.
C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G5I'm (355xxx@1)not sure all these people understand.
C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GIt's (320003@1)not like years ago,
C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G5The (355xxx@1)fear of getting caught, of recklessness and water.
C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GThey (320003@1)cannot see me naked.
C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GThese (320003@1)things, they go away, replaced by everyday.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)A| (x02220@1)Nightswimming. Remembering that night.
C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)D5| (xx023x@1)September's coming soon. I'm pining for the moon.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) CAnd (x32010@1)what if there were two side by side in orbit
D5 (xx023x@1) Garound (320003@1)the fairest sun?
C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) | D5| (xx023x@1)That bright, tight forever drum could not describe nightswimming.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A| (x02220@1)You, I thought I knew you. You, I cannot judge.
C (x32010@1) D5You, (xx023x@1)I thought you knew me.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) CThis (x32010@1)one laughing quietly underneath my breath.
A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) | D5 (xx023x@1)|
Nightswimming.
{Play Rhy. Fig. 1}
{Interude:}
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AE-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| (x02220@1)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 (x32010@1) D5E-|-----------------------|----------------------------| (xx023x@1)B-|-------12--------------|------12---12---------------|
G-|-(12)------14---12-----|----------------14--12---14-|
D-|--------------------14-|-12-------------------------|
A-|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)photograph reflects,
D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) Cevery (x32010@1)streetlight a reminder.
A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) | CD5| (x32010@1) Nightswimming deserves a quiet night,
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) | D5 (xx023x@1)|
deserves a quiet night.
{Outro:}
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GE-|---------------|-------12-------------|------------------------------------| (320003@1)B-|--12---13---15-|-15-------------------|-12/////---15--13--13--12-------|
G-|---------------|-------------12---14--|------------------------------------|
D-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
A-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D5E-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) GE-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|--------| (320003@1)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--|
