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Gaelic Storm Swimmin' in the Sea ------------------------ Capo 1 F 320003 F x32010 G xx0232 Dm x03320 The G - C D always hits with G on beat one, C on three, and D on four. Let me know if the placeholder (-) or separator (|) is confusing/out of place. I'm trying to keep things so people know where measures/chords are. Intro (four times): F - F G F - F G | F - F When I was five G | F - F G We'd get up at four F - F G | F - F G And drive on down to the Cornwall shore

^DmOur holidays had come at ^Glast ^DmThey came real slow and went by^G fast F - F G | F - F G Just one week, that's all we had F - F G | F - F G Then back to work went mom and dad Dm G F - F G | F - F G Happy to be swimmin' in the sea

F - F G | F - F G The seagulls yell

You're ^Fgetting

near ^F ^G F - F G | F - F G We'd waited patiently all year ^DmAnd we hadn't slept a wink ^Gall night ^DmWhite faces in the morning ^Glight F - F G | F - F G I see the sea my sister cried F - F G | F - F G The seaside we'd soon be beside Dm G F - F G | F - F G Happy to be swimmin' in the sea

F - F G | F - F Down to the sand G | F - F G With our bucket and our spade F - F G | F - F G Behind our yellow wind barricade

^DmWe'd bury dad up to his ^Gchin ^DmOn with our trunks we'd jump ^Gright in F - F G | F - F G 'Round our waist a rubber ring F - F G | F - F G And on each arm a water wing Dm G F - F G | F - F G Happy to be swimmin' in the sea

^FIt's so ^Fcold And ^Dmrainin' ^Ftoo We'd ^Fstay all ^Fday Till our ^Dmlips turned ^Gblue ^FOnly a ^Fweek ^DmIt wasn't ^Ffair

We're on ^Dmholi^Gday, ^Dmholi^Gday, ^Dmholi^Gday F - F G | F - F G And we don't care!

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en^Fd]^G F - F G | F - F In every pool G | F - F G Stranded by the tide F - F G | F - F G Clams and fishes under seaweed hide ^DmWe'd catch them all in a fishing ^Gnet ^DmAs close to heaven as a kid could^G get F - F G | F - F G We'd dream of smugglers and pirate ships F - F G | F - F G Lunch was ice cream and a bag of chips ^DmHappy to be^G swimmin' in the sea

F - F G | F - F G Now to kid of five

That ^Frocky s

hore ^F ^G F - F G | F - F G Was a magical place full of tales and lore ^DmNow the seagulls call once more to ^Gme ^DmHey come on back to the Cornish ^GSea F - F G | F - F G Now by the water by the foam F - F G | F - F G Just one more week and I'm going home ^DmHappy to be^G ^DmHappy to be^G ^DmHappy to be^G swimmin' in the ^Fsea

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Gaelic Storm - Swimming in the sea