Great Lake Swimmers (CHORDS) by Great Lake Swimmers
[Intro]~
G D G D G D
[Verse]~
G D G D
The currents want to pull you down! The bottom is empty,, invisible!
G D G D
Where is the shore..? Oh I can't see it anymore!
G D G D
Feeling so tired! Have to keep floating!
G D G D
The bottom is so far away! The shore is so far away!
G D G D
The finish line is out of sight! I won't give up without a fight!
Em D D
It's such a long swim!
G D G D
The waves are coming at full force! And even though I thrash about
G D Em D
It only makes it worse! I only get more tired!
G D G D
Have I gotten out so far! I don't know where the boat docks are!
G D G D
And the moon just laughs at me! A sickle in a cotton veil!
G D Em D D
Will I make it through this gale..? It's such a long swim!
[Chorus]~
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
[Verse]~
G D G D
I was standing on a pier! Was it very far from here..?
G D G D
Nothing but the water sounds! And if I had it in a glass
G D G D
I could drink it down and laugh! I would laugh and drink it down!
G D G D
The water is so pure tonight! It brings you life yet makes you drown!
Em D D G D
The fish must be laughing! I have seen the boats of steel!
G D G D
I have used a fishing reel! I am bobbing like a cork!
G D G D
In this never-ending dark! I am soaked from toe to chin!
G D G D
I will not let the water in! Is there any use at all
G D G D
To fight against this heavy tide..? Will it take me in it's stride..?
Em D D
It's such a long swim!
[Chorus]~
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
[Verse]~
G D G D
I was sitting in the sand! Waves were tumbling with the wind!
G D G D
They pulled him out! They pulled him in! The stretcher brought him back again!
G D G D
The sirens let the swimmers know not to wrestle undertows!
Em D D
It's such a long swim
G D G D
And now there is no sign of land! The breakers are behind me now!
G D G D
Splashing in a hopeless flow! Far above the muddy sand!
G D G D
Will I dry off on the rocks..? Will I ever see the docks..?
G D G D
The beacons must have all burnt out! I am flooded with this doubt!
Em D D
It's such a long swim!
[Chorus]~
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D D D G
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D G D G D
[Verse]~
G D G D
The currents want to pull you down! The bottom is empty,, invisible!
G D G D
Where is the shore..? Oh I can't see it anymore!
G D G D
Feeling so tired! Have to keep floating!
G D G D
The bottom is so far away! The shore is so far away!
G D G D
The finish line is out of sight! I won't give up without a fight!
Em D D
It's such a long swim!
G D G D
The waves are coming at full force! And even though I thrash about
G D Em D
It only makes it worse! I only get more tired!
G D G D
Have I gotten out so far! I don't know where the boat docks are!
G D G D
And the moon just laughs at me! A sickle in a cotton veil!
G D Em D D
Will I make it through this gale..? It's such a long swim!
[Chorus]~
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
[Verse]~
G D G D
I was standing on a pier! Was it very far from here..?
G D G D
Nothing but the water sounds! And if I had it in a glass
G D G D
I could drink it down and laugh! I would laugh and drink it down!
G D G D
The water is so pure tonight! It brings you life yet makes you drown!
Em D D G D
The fish must be laughing! I have seen the boats of steel!
G D G D
I have used a fishing reel! I am bobbing like a cork!
G D G D
In this never-ending dark! I am soaked from toe to chin!
G D G D
I will not let the water in! Is there any use at all
G D G D
To fight against this heavy tide..? Will it take me in it's stride..?
Em D D
It's such a long swim!
[Chorus]~
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
[Verse]~
G D G D
I was sitting in the sand! Waves were tumbling with the wind!
G D G D
They pulled him out! They pulled him in! The stretcher brought him back again!
G D G D
The sirens let the swimmers know not to wrestle undertows!
Em D D
It's such a long swim
G D G D
And now there is no sign of land! The breakers are behind me now!
G D G D
Splashing in a hopeless flow! Far above the muddy sand!
G D G D
Will I dry off on the rocks..? Will I ever see the docks..?
G D G D
The beacons must have all burnt out! I am flooded with this doubt!
Em D D
It's such a long swim!
[Chorus]~
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D G D
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
G D Em D D D G
It's such a long swim! It's such a long swim!
