BTS – Swim Chords on Piano & Ukulele

BTS – Swim Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCBmEmAmDG

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These are Swim chords by BTS for Piano and Ukulele.

[Chorus]
C
 Swim, swim
                       Bm
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime 
          C
watching you
Swim, swim
                      Bm
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive,
 I just wanna dive
[Verse 1]
C
Bad world, gone away and I still
 wake up in this mad world
Name a place that I could 
                 Bm
breathe on this map, world
Lookin' like a goody, goody
 in this bad world, bad world
                  C
Don't know how to act, girl
I'm in the deep, tell me where 
the hell you at, girl?
Oh, you ain't even gotta
         Bm
 love me bad, girl
You know that I'm never
 holdin' back, girl
Yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
C
 So easy, don't make it so hard
Nights like these,
        Em
 I just wanna get lost
Bm
Right here with the moon 
and the sharks
I ain't gotta think 'bout a 
thing, baby, I just

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[Chorus]
C
 Swim, swim
                       Bm
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime
          C
 watching you

Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)
                      Bm
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive,
 I just wanna dive

[Verse 2]
C
Water, water so deep, water so deep

Take it off the ground, 
I ain't never gettin' cold feet
Bm
  Yeah, you know me, 
yeah, you know me
Sittin' on the shore, now 
I'm ready for the whole sea
C
 I can feel the high
 waves comin' (Yeah)

Why you run away? 
You can run in (Yeah)
Bm
Salt on my tongue, 
she's stunnin' (Oh)
You're the only place 
that I wanna be, yeah

[Chorus]
C
 Swim, swim
                       Bm
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime
          C
 watching you
Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)
                      Bm
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive,
 I just wanna dive

[Verse 3]
C
 Splash (Splash), drift (Drift)
I make waves with my two 
fins (Two fins)
Bm
  Splash (Woo), drip (Drip)
I just wanna take it 
            C
across the line

Under here, we don't 
chase the time
Baby, everything can't
       Bm
 be so sad (So sad)
Turn my face from the land
I just wanna dive, 
I just wanna dive

[Chorus]
Am
  Swim, swim
Em                       D
  Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime 
 G        Am
watching you
                   G
Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)
             D
Let it all begin
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive, 
I just wanna dive

How to play Swim: key, chords and progression

Swim by BTS is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: C, Bm, Em, Am, D and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Bm – C (IV – iii – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – mi – fah. Learn these 3 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Swim chords: questions

What key is Swim in?

Swim by BTS is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Swim?

Swim uses 6 chords: C, Bm, Em, Am, D, G.

What is the chord progression of Swim?

The main progression is C – Bm – C (IV – iii – IV).

Is Swim easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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