So this is a very simple song but a very emotional one, and the chords used in the song are as follows. The progression never changes: G D Em C D Em D G Same progression for the rest of the song, listen to it to get the cues of when to change on certain words. [Lyrics] G This summer I went swimming D Em This summer I might've drowned Em C But I held my breath and I kicked my feet D Em And I moved my arms around D G Moved my arms around (same chords progression) This summer I swam in the ocean Then I swam in a swimming pool Salt my wounds, chlorine my eyes I'm a self-destructive fool A self-destructive fool [Banjo Break] This summer I did the backstroke And you know that that's not all I did the breaststroke, and the butterfly And the old Australian crawl The old Australian crawl This summer I swam in a public place And a reservoir to boot At the latter I was informal at the former I wore my suit I wore my swimming suit [Banjo Break] This summer I did swan-dives And jack-knives for you all And once when you weren't looking I did a cannonball I did a cannonball This summer I went swimming This summer I might've drowned But I held my breath and I kicked my feet And I moved my arms around Moved my arms around [Fiddle Solo] [End]
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