Nightswimming   R.E.M

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#Artist: Rem
#Song: Nightswimming
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#{Note: I was able to edit out the format issues on this tab, so now ver1 and 2 are
#the same thing. Use or comment on either.}
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#NIGHTSWIMMING (Easy Chords)
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#REM
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#Chords: Std Tuning
#G        – 320033
#C(add)9  – x32033
#A(add)9* - x02033 (simply remove top 3 on Cadd9)
#D        - xx0232
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#Intro Progression:
#|G               C9             |G               D
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[d] 1[u]   &[u]  [d] 2[u]  [d] &   3  [d] &  [d] 4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Verse Progression:
|G               C9      D      |
|G               C9      A9*    |
[u] 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
|C9              D              |
 [d]1   [d]&  [u] 2 [u]  [d]& [u]  [d]3   [d]&  [u] 4 [u]  [d]& [u]      {repeat this progression as needed}

** Start **

Intro: (x1)
|G    C9   |G    D    |

Verse1:
|G           C9     D     |G
    A9*   |C9     D     |
       Night-swimming    deserves a quiet night.                 The
|G                 C9     D     |G
  A9*   |
 photograph on the dashboard,    taken years ago,
|C                             D                                |
 turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
|G                C9   D        |G
  A9*   |
 Every streetlight   reveals the picture in reverse.
|C                   D                |
 Still, it's so much clearer.
|G           C9    D     |G
     A9*   |C9    D    |
 I forgot my shirt at the water's edge. The moon is low to-night.

(Play Intro) (x1)

Verse2:
|G           C9     D     |G
  A9*   |
       Night-swimming    deserves  a quiet night.  IÂ’m
|C9                 D           |G            C9
 D      |
 not sure all these people under-stand.  ItÂ’s not like years
|G           C9      A9*    |C9

               |
ago      The fear of getting caught,    of recklessness and
|G            C9     D      |G
        A9*    |
 water.  They cannot see me  naked.     These things they go
|C9        D              |G*
away,    replaced by everyday.

Verse3: (connects to last on G*)
|G*           C9     D     |G
  A9*   |
-day.   Night-swimming    remembering that night.  Sep-
|C9                D           |G                C9
 D    |
-tember's  coming  soon.    I'm pining  for  the moon.   And
|G                  C9    A9*     |C9
               |
 what if there were two   side  by side in orbit around the ferris
|G          C9      D       |G
   A9*   |
 sun.   That bright, tight forever drum could not describe night-
|C9         D         |
 swimming.

Verse4:
|G                C9      D     |G
  A9*   |
 You, I thought I knew you.      You, I cannot judge.
|C9                 D                    |
 You, I thought you knew me.  This oneÂ’s
|G                C9      D     |G
  A9*   |
 laughing   quiet-ly        underneath my breath.      Night-
|C9        D          |
 swimming.

(Play Intro) (x1)
(Play Verse) (x1) – over solo, no words

Verse5:
(The..)
|G             C9      D      |G
   A9*    |
 photograph re-flects  every   streetlight a reminder.  Night-
|C9            D              |G               C9
     |
-swimming   de-serves a quiet  night,
|G             C9      A9*    |C9
           |
                                            de-serves a quiet
|G* (start outro)
 night.

Outro:
|G             C9      D      |
|G             C9      A9*    |
|C9            D              |
|G             C9      D      |
|G             C9      A9*    |
|C9            D              |G~  (one strum, let ring)

*End*

Notes:
I found the previous tab hard to follow and played around with the chords a little to
the rhythm down first. In doing so, I discovered that by taking the B note off the C chord
top 3) it sounded closer to the song. Then by changing the C to a Cadd9 and doing the
thing, the song became extremely simple to play and still sounds great (on my guitar, it
actually sounds better this way, to me). Thus creating the Aadd9 (A9*) for lack of a
name. (Sure you'll all let me know the real chord)

I show the basic Intro and Verse progressions above. I suggest just strumming and making
switches until you get the rhythm down as it's not a very complicated song. Then by
in base notes, especially on the G chords, and using some middle string strumming you
make things a bit more interesting. Anyways, I love this song and give thanks and credit to
for the original post. Great acoustic solo-artist song.

Good luck, have fun!
-Chris (cjhall_99@msn.com)

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