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--|