Year: 2003 - Album: In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe
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}hide this tabIntro: (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 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.hide this tab{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|-----------------------|----------------------------|hide this tab{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--|