R.E.M.

Nightswimming

R.E.M.


Tom: G

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.