Swimming In The Sea Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

four times):

G C D

 When GI was fiveC D G C

DWe'd get Gup at fourC D

 And Gdrive on down to the CCornwall Dshore G C D

AmOur holidays had come at Dlast

AmThey came real slow and went byD fast

GJust one week, that's Call we Dhad G C D

 Then Gback to work went Cmom and Ddad G C D

AmHappy to beD swimmin' in the Gsea C D G C D

 The Gseagulls yell C D G C D

 You're Ggetting near C D

 We'd Gwaited patientCly all Dyear G C D

AmAnd we hadn't slept a wink Dall night

AmWhite faces in the morning Dlight

 I Gsee the sea my Csister Dcried G C D

 The Gseaside we'd soon Cbe beDside G C D

AmHappy to beD swimmin' in the Gsea C D G C D

 Down Gto the sand C D G C

DWith our Gbucket and our CspadeD

 BeGhind our yellow wind CbarriDcade G C D

AmWe'd bury dad up to his Dchin

AmOn with our trunks we'd jump Dright in

G'Round our waist a Crubber Dring G C D

 And Gon each arm a Cwater Dwing G C D

AmHappy to beD swimmin' in the Gsea C D G C D

CIt's so Gcold

 And Amrainin' Gtoo

 We'd Cstay all Gday

 Till our Amlips turned Dblue

COnly a Gweek

AmIt wasn't Gfair

 We're on AmholiDday, AmholiDday, AmholiDday

 And we dGon't care! C D G C D

Solo

(six times)

G C D

Solo end

 In Gevery pool C D G C

DStranded Gby the tide C D

GClams and fishes under Cseaweed Dhide G C D

AmWe'd catch them all in a fishing Dnet

AmAs close to heaven as a kid couldD get

 We'd Gdream of smugglers and Cpirate Dships G C D

GLunch was ice cream and a Cbag of Dchips G C D

AmHappy to beD swimmin' in the sea

 Now Gto kid of CfiveD G C D

 That Grocky shore C D

 Was a Gmagical place full of Ctales and Dlore G C D

AmNow the seagulls call once more to Dme

AmHey come on back to the Cornish DSea

 Now Gby the water Cby the Dfoam G C D

 Just Gone more week and I'm Cgoing Dhome G C D

AmHappy to beD

AmHappy to beD

AmHappy to beD swimmin' in the Gsea C D

G... C D