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Loudon Wainwright III - The Swimming Song All the covers I see on YouTube of this song are transcribed to G...this song in the key of G with capo on 2nd fret...let's just go with A, eh? This way you are able to 1) still play along with the recording and 2) play the main hook of the song. To play the main hook of the song, start by strumming a standard A chord (x0222x) and immediately hammering onto the 5th fret of the B string (probably using your pinky). Then you walk back down to the standard fingering: x0222x -> x0225x -> x0223x -> x0222x). Listen to the song to get the feel of the melodic line throughout the hook. Some specific chord voicings you will need:
Ax0225x F#m244222 F#m7242222 E6022120 D6xx0432
Intro: A A E6 F#m F#m7 D6 E F#m E A
This Asummer I went swimming, this Esummer I E6might have F#mdrowned But I F#m7held my F#mbreath and I D6kicked my Dfeet, and I Emoved my E6arms a-F#mround. I Emoved my E6arms a-Around.
This Asummer I swam in the ocean, and I Eswam in a E6swimming F#mpool F#m7Salt in my F#mwounds, chlor-D6ine in my Deyes, I'm a Eself-de-E6structive F#mfool, A Eself-de-E6structive Afool.
Solo/Interlude: A A E6 F#m F#m7 D6 E F#m E A
This Asummer I did the backstroke, and you Eknow that E6thats not F#mall. I did the bF#m7reast F#mstroke and the D6butter-Dfly, and the Eold Au-sE6tralian F#mcrawl, The Eold Au-E6stralian Acrawl.
This Asummer I swam in a public place and a Ereser-E6voir to F#mboot, At the F#m7latter IF#m was in-D6formal,D at the Eformer I E6wore my F#msuit, I Ewore my E6swimming Asuit.
Solo/Interlude: A A E6 F#m F#m7 D6 E F#m E A
This Asummer I did swan dives, and Ejackknives E6for you F#mall. And F#m7once when F#myou weren't D6looking,D I Edid a E6cannonF#m-ball I Edid a E6cannon-Aball.
This Asummer I went swimming, this Esummer I E6might have F#mdrowned But I F#m7held my F#mbreath and I D6kicked my Dfeet, and I Emoved my E6arms a-F#mround. I Emoved my E6arms a-Around.