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