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Alas I Cannot Swim by Laura Marling - Guitar Chords

Artist Laura Marling How to play the guitar chord G.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg How to play the guitar chord Em.jpg

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Version 1
            Put a capo on relative to the pitch of your voice. I found it was fitting on 3rd.


[Verse 1]
          G                            C            G
There's a house across the river, but alas I cannot swim
      G                              D
And a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin
          G                            C            G
There's a house across the river, but alas I cannot swim
     G                              D            G
I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in

C G C G C G G


[Verse 2]
          G                         C                 G
There's a boy across the river with short black curly hair
   G                           D
He wants to be my lover, and I want to be his peer
          G                          C            G
There's a boy across the river, but alas I cannot swim
  G                        D           G
I never will get to put my arms around him

C G C G C G G


[Verse 3]
          G                              C         G
There's a life across the river that was meant for me
  G                                D
Instead I live my life in constant misery
          G                            C      G
There's a life across the river, but I do not see
    G                              D        G
Why I should please those who will never be pleased?

C G C G C G G


[Bridge]
         Em                           C          Em
There is gold across the river, but I don't want none
         Em                           C          G
There is gold across the river, but I don't want none
        Em                C               G
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
        Em                D               G
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun


[Outro Verse]
         G                            C          G
There is gold across the river, but I don't want none
        G                          D
I would rather be dry than held up by a golden gun
       G                     C                    G
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
       G                     C                    G
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
       G                     C                    G
Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun

G G C G
(to end the song strum each of these chords once) 
        

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