Nightswimming

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Nightswimming

Year: 2003 - Album: In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe
Key: G
Nightswimming Key DD
Nightswimming Key D#D#
Nightswimming Key EE
Nightswimming Key FF(one step down)
Nightswimming Key F#F#(half step down)
Nightswimming Key GG(original key)
Nightswimming Key G#G#(half step up)
Nightswimming Key AA(one step up)
Nightswimming Key A#A#
Nightswimming Key BB
Nightswimming Key CC
Nightswimming Key C#C#
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 Intro: (Rhy. Fig. 1) 
    G                     C             G                     D5 
E|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------| 
B|--------------------|--1-----------|--------------------|--3---------------| 
G|-----0---2-------0--|--0-----------|-----0---2-------0--|--2---------------| 
D|-0---------------0--|--2-----------|-0---------------0--|--0---------------| 
A|-----------------2--|--3-----------|-----------------2--|------------------| 
E|-3-----------3------|--------------|-3-----------3------|------------------| 
    (Piano arranged for guitar) 
 
 
Verses: (Rhy. Fig. 2) 
    G                    C              D5                 G 
E|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------| 
B|-------0------------|-1-3--1--1--0---3-0--------------|-------0------------| 
G|----0--0----0--0----|-0--------------2------2---------|----0--0----0--0----| 
D|-0----------------0-|-2--------------0----------4---2-|-0----------------0-| 
A|------------2-------|-3-------------------------------|------------2-------| 
E|-3--------3---------|---------------------------------|-3--------3---------| 
 
    C          A              C                    D5 
E|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| 
B|-1-3--1-1-0-2-0----------|-1------------------|-3--------------------------| 
G|-0----------2----2--0----|-0-0-2----0--2------|-2-0--2------0--0-----------| 
D|-2----------2----------2-|-2-----2----------2-|-0-------0------0---4--2--4-| 
A|-3----------0------------|-3-------------3----|-------------0---------0----| 
E|-------------------------|----------3---------|----------------------------|
 
 
 
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} 
 
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 {Interude:} 
    G              C                    G                C       A 
E|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| 
B|-------12--12-|-12-----------------|----------------|-12-------------------| 
G|--------------|------14-12---------|-------------12-|-----14--12--14----12-| 
D|--------------|-------------14--12-|---------12-----|----------------14----| 
A|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| 
E|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------| 
    (Oboe arranged for guitar) 
    C                       D5 
E|-----------------------|----------------------------| 
B|-------12--------------|------12---12---------------| 
G|-(12)------14---12-----|----------------14--12---14-| 
D|--------------------14-|-12-------------------------| 
A|-----------------------|----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
    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. 
 
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 {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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