Alas I Cannot Swim Chords

Lyrics & chords

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

[Interlude 1]
[F][C][F][C][F][C]
[G]There's a

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

[Interlude 2]
[F][C][F][C][F][C]
[G]There's a

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

[Interlude 3]
[F][C][F][C][F][C]
[G]There is

[Chorus 1]
[Am]gold across the river,
but I [F]don't want [Am]none
There is gold across the river,
but I [F]don't want [C]none
Gold is [Am]fleeting, gold is [F]fickle, gold [C]is fun
Gold is [Am]fleeting, gold is [F]fickle, gold [C]is fun
[G]There is

[Outro 1]
[C]gold across the river,
but I [F]don't want [C]none
I would rather be dry
then held up [G]by a golden gun
Saying [C]work more, earn more,
[F]live more, have [C]more fun
Saying work more, earn more,
[F]live more, have [C]more fun
Saying work more, earn more,
[F]live more, have [C]more fun