Nightswimming

R.e.m.

Tab

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NIGHTSWIMMING

[Intro] (Rhy. Fig. 1)

G C G D5

(Piano arranged for guitar)

[Verses] (Rhy. Fig. 2)

G C D5 G

C A C D5

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

(Oboe arranged for guitar)

C D5

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--|

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