Alas I Cannot Swim

by

Laura Marling

Genres: , ,
Time Signature:

Original Key: C Major

{"acf_content":"[Verse 1]\n          C                            F            C\nThere's a house across the river, but alas I cannot swim\n      C                              G\nAnd a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin\n          C                            F            C\nThere's a house across the river, but alas I cannot swim\n     C                              G            C\nI'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in\n \n[Verse 2]\n          C                         F                 C\nThere's a boy across the river with short black curly hair\n   C                           G\nHe wants to be my lover, and I want to be his peer\n          C                          F            C\nThere's a boy across the river, but alas I cannot swim\n  C                        G           C\nI never will get to put my arms around him\n \n[Verse 3]\n          C                              F         C\nThere's a life across the river that was meant for me\n  C                                G\nInstead I live my life in constant misery\n          C                            F      C\nThere's a life across the river, but I do not see\n    C                              G        C\nWhy I should please those who will never be pleased?\n \n[Bridge]\n         Am                           F          Am\nThere is gold across the river, but I don't want none\n         Am                           F          C\nThere is gold across the river, but I don't want none\n        Am                F               C\nGold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun\n        Am                G               C\nGold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun\n[Outro Verse]\n         C                            F          C\nThere is gold across the river, but I don't want none\n        C                          G\nI would rather be dry than held up by a golden gun\n       C                     F                    C\nSaying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun\n       C                     F                    C\nSaying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun\n       C                     F                    C\nSaying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun","acf_video_url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qLshU11iQF8","acf_key_signature":"C Major","key_signature_slug":[],"artists":[],"artist_slug":[],"title":"Alas I Cannot Swim","slug":"alas-i-cannot-swim","dateCreated":"2024-10-16T18:04:03+00:00","post_type":"song"}

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