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Gaelic Storm Swimmin' in the Sea ------------------------ Capo 1 G 320003 C x32010 D xx0232 Am x03320 The G - C D always hits with G on beat one, C on three, and D on four. Let me know if the placeholder (-) or separator (|) is confusing/out of place. I'm trying to keep things so people know where measures/chords are. Intro (four times): G - C D G - C D | G - C When I was five D | G - C D We'd get up at four G - C D | G - C D And drive on down to the Cornwall shore Am D Our holidays had come at last Am D They came real slow and went by fast G - C D | G - C D Just one week, that's all we had G - C D | G - C D Then back to work went mom and dad Am D G - C D | G - C D Happy to be swimmin' in the sea G - C D | G - C D The seagulls yell G - C D You're getting near G - C D | G - C D We'd waited patiently all year Am D And we hadn't slept a wink all night Am D White faces in the morning light G - C D | G - C D I see the sea my sister cried G - C D | G - C D The seaside we'd soon be beside Am D G - C D | G - C D Happy to be swimmin' in the sea [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/g/gaelic-storm/294184.html ] G - C D | G - C Down to the sand D | G - C D With our bucket and our spade G - C D | G - C D Behind our yellow wind barricade Am D We'd bury dad up to his chin Am D On with our trunks we'd jump right in G - C D | G - C D 'Round our waist a rubber ring G - C D | G - C D And on each arm a water wing Am D G - C D | G - C D Happy to be swimmin' in the sea C G It's so cold Am G And rainin' too C G We'd stay all day Am D Till our lips turned blue C G Only a week Am G It wasn't fair Am D Am D Am D We're on holiday, holiday, holiday G - C D | G - C D And we don't care! [solo] (six times) G - C D [solo end] G - C D | G - C In every pool D | G - C D Stranded by the tide G - C D | G - C D Clams and fishes under seaweed hide Am D We'd catch them all in a fishing net Am D As close to heaven as a kid could get G - C D | G - C D We'd dream of smugglers and pirate ships G - C D | G - C D Lunch was ice cream and a bag of chips Am D Happy to be swimmin' in the sea G - C D | G - C D Now to kid of five G - C D That rocky shore G - C D | G - C D Was a magical place full of tales and lore Am D Now the seagulls call once more to me Am D Hey come on back to the Cornish Sea G - C D | G - C D Now by the water by the foam G - C D | G - C D Just one more week and I'm going home Am D Happy to be Am D Happy to be Am D G - C D Happy to be swimmin' in the sea G - C D ... |