The Swimmer Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][G][Dm][C][Dm][F][Am][Dm][A]
[Dm][Am][F][G]
[Fm][Am][F][Cm]

[Verse 1]
You were born on a [Bb]day of flood
[Cm]Pier was sunk and the wa[G]ter kept [Ab]rising
And [Cm]all through the night
[Bb]your mother fought
[Cm]Then you swam out,
[G]Barely [Ab]cry ing

[Verse 2]
Oh [C]you're the [Dm]swimmer[Am]
[C]You're the [Dm]swimmer
And [F]I, a [Am]bird in [Dm]the sky
And [F]I, a [G]bird in the [F]sky

[Verse 3]
[Cm]
You were born with [Bb]hands rough
[Cm]And a heart, c[G]lean a[Ab]nd strong
And [Cm]I was born dyi[Bb]ng
[Cm]With a heart famil[G]iar with fly[Ab]ing

[Verse 4]
Oh [C]you're the [Dm]swimmer
[C]You're [Dm]the swimmer
[F]And I, a [Am]bird in [Dm]the sky
And [F]I, a [G]bird in the sky
[F]

[Verse 5]
[Dm]And the [G]bird may l[C]ove the [F]fish,
[Am]But where, where will they [C]live?
Oh [Dm]yes, the [G]bird [C]may love the [F]fish,
[Am]But where [F]will they live?

[Verse 6]
[Cm]
You were born in a [Bb]thunderstorm[Eb]
[Cm]That struck the land,
[G]rolling from [Ab]the ocean
And [Cm]I was born in Oc[Bb]tober
To the [Cm]color and the cold
The [G]sun was shin[Ab]ing

[Verse 7]
Oh [C]you're the [Dm]swimmer
[Am]You're [Eb]the s[F]wimmer
And I, a [Am]bird in [Dm]the sky
And [F]I, a [G]bird in [F]the sky