Swimming Up Stream

Glen Campbell

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Swimming Up Stream

Written by Bucky Jones/Gary Nicholson

Key: A

Swimming Up Stream Key EE

Swimming Up Stream Key FF

Swimming Up Stream Key F#F#

Swimming Up Stream Key GG(one step down)

Swimming Up Stream Key G#G#(half step down)

Swimming Up Stream Key AA(original key)

Swimming Up Stream Key A#A#(half step up)

Swimming Up Stream Key BB(one step up)

Swimming Up Stream Key CC

Swimming Up Stream Key C#C#

Swimming Up Stream Key DD

Swimming Up Stream Key D#D#

	  		
Intro:  A  D  

verse 1 

D 
Well God Bless my daddy I learned so much from him 
                                             D7      A 
You know he taught me at an early age how to sink or swim 
A7      D                                    D7       G 
He said boy that ole river of life can wash away your dreams 
       D                    A                       D 
So you gotta' keep right on kicking son swimmin' up stream 

verse 2 

D 
Well before I knew it I was out there on the street 
                                         D7      A 
That ole gal called Lady Luck she wasn't kind to me 
A7   D                                    D7        G 
As a matter of fact you could say she was downright mean 
            D              A                D 
She kept me in way over my head swimmin' up stream 


D 
Swimmin' up stream   swimmin' up stream 
                                     D7         A 
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream 
 A7           D                  G 
Things'll get rough times'll get lean 
G7      D               A                          D 
But the only choice you got is to keep swimmin' up stream 


Riff:   D  D7  A  A7  D  D7  G  D  A  D 

verse 3 

D 
Well the time I thought my ship was comin' in 
                                             A 
That ole tide would turn an take it back out again 
          D                D7                       G 
Well if I just lay back an float I'll be a troubled me 
     D                      A          A7          D 
So I gotta' keep workin' at kicking an swimmin' up stream 


D 
Swimmin' up stream   swimmin' up stream 
                                      D7        A 
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream 
 A7           D            D7    G 
Things'll get rough times'll get lean 
 G7     D               A                         D      Bb 
But the only choice you got's to keep swimmin' up stream 


Outro 

            D# 
Swimmin' up stream   swimmin' up stream 
                                     D#7        Bb 
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream 
 Bb7          D#             D#7 G# 
Things'll get rough times'll get lean 
G#7     D#              Bb                        D# 
But the only choice you got's to keep swimmin' up stream 
                                    Bb 
Yes you gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta' 
                 D# 
Keep swimmin' up stream

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