Verse 1:
G                 G7       C          Cm           G
i suppose you're quite content in your   swimming pool
         Em           D                D7
all you pink-skinned babes are the same
     G                G7     C
and you can't stay forever young
            Cm               G
so get out here and see the sun
            Em           D                 G
you're only six inches away from becoming one

Verse 2:
G               G7         C   Cm            G
i was in your shoes before    -or lack thereof-
      Em                   D   D7
and things worked out for me
G                G7     C
there's a dozen people here
Cm                       G
and they're waiting for you
           Em             D               G
it's your party: you can cry if you want to

Chorus:
 C         G       D                 G
what if I told you I could show you something
 C         G       D                 G
what if i told you i could make you   live
 C             G         D            G
follow my instruction, swim in the direction
Em     Bm     C       G
of my voice, hear my voice
Em     Bm     C       G
of my voice, hear my voice

Verse 3:
G                      G7      C          Cm        G
you think that you've seen it all, in your  little ball
         Em              D             D7
but man you're wrong and   she's been waiting
G                G7         C        Cm        G
long and hard to kiss your head and hold your hands
     Em             D               G
and hold you while you fall asleep    and

Chorus:
 C         G       D                 G
what if i told you i could show you something
 C         G       D                 G
what if i told you i could make you   live
 C             G         D            G
follow my instruction, swim in the direction
Em     Bm     C       G
of my voice, hear my voice
Em     Bm     C       G
of my voice, hear my voice

Bridge:
D               C      Cm            G      D
ba Ba BA  Ba-da Ba-aaa Ba-aaaa Ba-da Ba  By-aaaa

Chorus:
 C         G       D                 G
what if i told you i could show you something
 C         G       D                 G
what if i told you i could make you   live
 C             G         D            G
follow my instruction, swim in the direction
Em     Bm     C       G
of my voice, hear my voice
Em     Bm     C       G
of my voice, hear my voice

Outro:
        Em            Bm             C             G
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xE|------0-------------2---------------0-----------3----|
xC|--4-----------------------------0-----0---------2----|
xG|----0-----0-------4------4--------0-------------0----|