Alas I Cannot Swim Tab de uke por Laura Marling

G               G           
Theres a house across the river
      C            G
but alas I cannot swim
      G                G
And a garden of such beauty
           D              D
that the flowers seem to grin
          G                G
Theres a house across the river
     C             G
but alas I cannot swim
      G              G      
I'll live my life regretting that I
D            G
never jumped in!

C  G  C

         G               G
Theres a boy across the river
       C                G 
with short black curly hair
     G             G
He wants to be my lover
       D              D
and I want to be his peer
          G              G
Theres a boy across the river
     C             G
but alas I cannot swim
       G          G             D
And I never will get to put my arms
        G
around him

C  G  C

          G               G
Theres a life across the river
           C       G
that was meant for me
G                   G
instead I live my life in constant 
D      D
misery
          G               G
Theres a life across the river
      C       G
but I do not see
    G                G    
why I should please those who will 
 D          G
never be pleased

C  G  C

          Em              Em
There is gold across the river
       C         Em
but I don't want none
          Em              Em
There is gold across the river
       D         G
but I don't want none
         Em                  C
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, 
         G     G
gold is fun!
         Em                 D
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, 
         G     G
gold is fun!

          G               G
There is gold across the river
       C         G
but I dont want none
          G        G
I would rather be dry
      D             D
then held up by a golden gun

saying
G           C          G
Work more, earn more, live more
          G      G
have more fun!

saying 
G                     D     
Work more, earn more, live more
           G      G
have more fun!