Swimming In The Sea

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 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 . . .