Sink or Swim - The Delgados
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A nice simple song to play on the acoustic guitar...



Chords

   Bm (x24432)            
    G (320003)             
    D (xx0232)                       
    A (x02220) 
   A7 (x02020)     

Verse 1    

A        A7        D   G
you're a single survivor

A        A7    D               G
found an ocean between you and those that you lost

A     A7             D   G
got a phonecall this morning

A         A7          D           G           A
told your sisters had always been part of the quest


Link

A7 D G
 
A A7 D G


Verse 2

A         A7            D    G
will they know what you look like

A        A7           D             G           A
when you step off the bus will they run to your side

          A7            D   G
like they know you from photos

A         A7            D            G        Bm
like they know you from stories that kept you alive



Chorus 1

              G        D
are you gonna sink or swim

     Bm       G        D
from coast to coast is more than you bargain for

Bm            G       D
are you gonna lose or win

     Bm       G
from ties and lies

   A
is something worth trying for


Verse 3

A        A7            D  G
when you sit round the table

A        A7            D         G             A
will you look into the faces and just see your own

         A7          D   G
will you talk of the future

A        A7          D                G        Bm
will you talk of the things that were almost unknown


Chorus 2

              G       D
are you gonna sink or swim (it's so strange)

     Bm       G        D
from coast to coast is more than you bargain for

Bm            G       D
are you gonna lose or win (it's so strange)

     Bm       G
from ties and lies

   A
is something worth trying for


(Chorus repeats 2 more times....)