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Nightswimming

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Intro: (Rhy. Fig. 1)

G                     C             G                     D5

E-|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------| B-|--------------------|--1-----------|--------------------|--3---------------| G-|-----0---2-------0--|--0-----------|-----0---2-------0--|--2---------------| D-|-0---------------0--|--2-----------|-0---------------0--|--0---------------| A-|-----------------2--|--3-----------|-----------------2--|------------------| E-|-3-----------3------|--------------|-3-----------3------|------------------| (Piano arranged for guitar)

Verses: (Rhy. Fig. 2)

G                    C              D5                 G

E-|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------| B-|-------0------------|-1-3--1--1--0---3-0--------------|-------0------------| G-|----0--0----0--0----|-0--------------2------2---------|----0--0----0--0----| D-|-0----------------0-|-2--------------0----------4---2-|-0----------------0-| A-|------------2-------|-3-------------------------------|------------2-------| E-|-3--------3---------|---------------------------------|-3--------3---------|

C          A              C                    D5

E-|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| B-|-1-3--1-1-0-2-0----------|-1------------------|-3--------------------------| G-|-0----------2----2--0----|-0-0-2----0--2------|-2-0--2------0--0-----------| D-|-2----------2----------2-|-2-----2----------2-|-0-------0------0---4--2--4-| A-|-3----------0------------|-3-------------3----|-------------0---------0----| E-|-------------------------|----------3---------|----------------------------|

G            C    D5            G                       C   A   C    D5

Nightswimming      deserves     a quiet night.

G                     C      D5  G                  C   A

The photograph on the dashboard,    taken years ago,

C                          D5

turned around backwards so the windshield shows.

G                 C      D5         G                   C   A

Every streetlight   reveals the picture in reverse.

C                       D5

Still, it's so much clearer.

G                 C   D5        G

I forgot my shirt   at   the water's edge.

C           A          C       D5

The moon is low   tonight.

{Play Rhy. Fig. 1}

G            C    D5            G

Nightswimming      deserves     a quiet night.

C                     D5                    G5

I'm not sure all these people understand.

C            D5       G

It's not like years   ago,

C          A            C     D5                 G5

The fear of getting caught,    of recklessness and water.

C     D5      G

They cannot see me naked.

C          A        C      D5                   G

These things, they go away,    replaced by everyday.

C         G                      C  A

Nightswimming.  Remembering that night.

C                     D5         C                      C  D5

September's coming soon.          I'm pining for the moon.

G                      C      A         C

And what if there were two   side   by side   in orbit

D5                      G

around the fairest sun?

C       D5       G                  C       A             C        D5

That bright, tight forever drum could not describe   nightswimming.

G                     C       D5   G                     C   A

You, I thought I knew   you.       You, I cannot judge.

C                       D5

You, I thought you knew    me.

G           C   D5         G              C

This one laughing quietly     underneath   my breath.

A         C        D5

Nightswimming.

{Play Rhy. Fig. 1}

{Interude:}

G              C                    G                C       A

E-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| B-|-------12--12-|-12-----------------|----------------|-12-------------------| G-|--------------|------14-12---------|-------------12-|-----14--12--14----12-| D-|--------------|-------------14--12-|---------12-----|----------------14----| A-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| E-|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| (Oboe arranged for guitar)

C                       D5

E-|-----------------------|----------------------------| B-|-------12--------------|------12---12---------------| G-|-(12)------14---12-----|----------------14--12---14-| D-|--------------------14-|-12-------------------------| A-|-----------------------|----------------------------| E-|-----------------------|----------------------------|

G                       C

The photograph reflects,

D5          G             C

every streetlight a reminder.

A           C        D5                 G     C D5

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night,

G           C          A        C      D5

deserves a quiet night.

{Outro:}

G              C           D5         G

E-|---------------|-------12-------------|------------------------------------| B-|--12---13---15-|-15-------------------|-12/\/\/\/\/---15--13--13--12-------| G-|---------------|-------------12---14--|------------------------------------| D-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------| A-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------| E-|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|

C               A           C                D5

E-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------| B-|-12------------------------|------12--------|-12---------------------------| G-|----14-14--12-12-----------|-12-------14-12-|-----14-14--12-12--11------11-| D-|------------------14-12-14-|----------------|-----------------------14-----| A-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------| E-|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|

C       A               C                   D5                     G

E-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|--------| B-|-12---------------------|--12--------------|-----12--12-----------|-----0--| G-|----14---12--14------12-|------14---12-----|-------------14-12-14-|-12/-0--| D-|-----------------14-----|---------------14-|-12-------------------|-----0--| A-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|--------| E-|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|-----3--|