The Crawler
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Verse
Am Dm Am
Andrea and me, we went swimming last Monday
Dm Am E Am
Swimming last Monday in a community pool
Am Dm Am
I refused to remove my suit in the shower
Dm Am E Am
Scared that someone might see the scars on my soul
Dm Am
That this autumn left on me
Am Dm Am
A community swimming pool, it's like a society
Dm Am E Am
Twenty people swimming in a line, making room for everyone
Dm Am
We work hard to get along
Bridge
Dm Am
And then he comes along, the crawler
Dm Am
He doesn't see anyone else, the crawler
Dm Am E
He jumps in in the middle lane and waves his crawling arms
[Refrão] Am Dm Am E
Visibly damaging the swimming quality for everyone else
Am Dm
The crawler believes because he knows crawling
Am E
He gets to crawl over everyone else
Am Dm
"People who breaststroke and can't keep up
Am E
They should start crawling themselves"
Am
So says the crawler
Verse
Am Dm Am
Andrea and me, we swam after each other
Dm Am E Am
After each other in the community pool
Am Dm Am
I'm not good at talking while exercising
Dm Am E Am
If you say something funny, Andrea, I'll drown
Dm Am
My arms in the water get number and number
Dm Am
For every second here I grow stronger
Dm Am Dm E
We're in a line, twenty people, we try to get along
E Am
I love how we get along
Bridge
Dm Am
But the crawler keeps crawling, forcing the water
Dm Am
Building forts of waves that hit our faces
Dm Am
Us twenty, we gather around the crawler
Dm E
We push his face under water
E
And we wait
Am E Am
We wait for the waves to slow down x6
How to play The Crawler
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.