Swimming In The Swamp Chords & Lyrics - The National Lights

[INTRO]
[F] [C] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am]

[VERSE 1]
[F]There was dirt in your mouth
On the day we put you [Am]down
There was blood on your [G]teeth
Like you were born to the [Am]ground
[F]I held your head
As water filled your [Am]mouth
When the branches scratched your[G] eyes
When the land began to [Am]flood

[CHORUS]
[F]This is my [C]body dear that [Am]I've kept inside you
And that you'll [G]keep if you want to
[F]Here is wha[C]t's left of wha[Am]t I have taken from[G] yours
[F]Tonight the[C] bells will cry[Am]
This doesn't scare [G]you

It could if you want to
[F]We can run [C]through the [Am]yard

[G]We can swim out in the [Am]swamp

[VERSE 2]
[F]I cleaned your face
And covered you in sto[Am]nes
There was so much water t[G]here
A hundred miles to make your [Am]own
[F]A butcher's boy
Can make his song your to[Am]mb
The prettiest girl[G]s
Should always plan theirs for [Am]two

[CHORUS]
[F]This is my [C]body dear that [Am]I've kept inside you
And that you'll [G]keep if you want to
[F]Here is wha[C]t's left of wha[Am]t I have taken from[G] yours
[F]Tonight the[C] bells will cry[Am]
This doesn't scare [G]you

It could if you want to
[F]We can run [C]through the [Am]yard

[G]We can swim out in the [Am]swamp