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}





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.





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--|