Alas I Cannot Swim


Put a capo on the third fret :D C F C there's a house across the river but alas i cannot swim C D and a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin C F C there's a house across the river but alas i cannot swim C D C I’ll live my life regretting that i never jumped in F C F C F C C C F C there's a boy across the river with short black curly hair C D he wants to be my lover and i want to be his peer C F C there's a boy across the river but alas i cannot swim C D C And i never will get to put my arms around him F C F C F C C C F C there's a life across the river that was meant for me C D instead i live my life in constant misery C F C there's a life across the river but i do not see C D C why i should please those who will never be pleased F C F C F C C Em C Em there is gold across the river but i dont want none Em F C there is gold across the river but i dont want none Em F C gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun Em D C gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun C F C there is gold across the river but i dont want none C D i would rather be tried than held up by a golden gun C C F C saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun C C F C saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun C C F C saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun -Summer_rose09