Swim Uke tab by Jack's Mannequin

4 Chords used in the song: C, F, Am, G

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Year:  2008
Difficulty: 
2
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro:
C C F F


Verse:
C C
You gotta swim
F F
Swim for your life
C C
Swim for the music
That saves you
F F
When you're not so sure you'll survive
C C
You gotta swim
F F
And swim when it hurts
Am Am
The whole world is watching
You haven't come this far
F F
To fall off the earth
G G
The currents will pull you
F F
Away from your love
Just keep your head above

Chorus:
C C
I found a tidal wave
G G F F
Begging to tear down the dawn
C C
Memories like bullets
G G F F
They fired at me from a gun
(G G)
Cracking me open yeah
C C
I swim for brighter days
G G F F
Despite the absence of sun
(G G)
Choking on salt water
F F C C G G
I'm not giving in
C C
I Swim


F F C C F F

Verse2:
C C
You gotta swim
F F
For nights that won?t end
C C
Swim for your families
Your lovers your sisters
F F
And brothers and friends
C C
Yeah, you gotta swim
F F
For wars without cause
Am Am
Swim for the lost politicians
F F
Who don't see their greed is a flaw
G G
The currents will pull us
F F
Away from our love
Just keep your head above


Chorus 2:
C C
I found a tidal wave
G G F F (G G)
Begging to tear down the dawn
C C
Memories like bullets
G G F F
They fired at me from a gun
(G G)
Cracking me open yeah
C C
I swim for brighter days
G G F F
Despite the absence of sun
(G G)
Choking on salt water
F F C C G G
I'm not giving in
F F C C G G
But I'm not giving in
C C
I Swim


Solo:
F F C C G G


Final Verse:
C C
You gotta swim
F F
Swim in the dark
C C
There's an ocean to drift in
F F
Feel the tide shifting away from the spark
C C
Yeah you gotta swim
F F
Don't let yourself sink
Am Am
Just follow the horizon
F F
I promise you it's not as far as you think
G G F F
The currents will drag us away from our love

C C F F
Just keep your head above

Just keep your head above
C C F F
Swim
Just keep your head above
C C
Swim
F F
Swim
Just keep your head above
C C F F
Swim

Uke tab by , 08 Jun 2012

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