Swimming Up Stream

Intro   A  D

Verse 1

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Well God Bless my daddy I learned so
 much from him
You know he taught me at an early 
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age how to sink or swim
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He said boy that ole river of 
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life can wash away your dreams
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So you gotta' keep right on 
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kicking son swimmin' up stream

Verse 2

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Well before I knew it I was out 
there on the street
That ole gal called Lady Luck she 
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wasn't kind to me
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As a matter of fact you could say
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 she was downright mean
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She kept me in way over my head 
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swimmin' up stream

Chorus 1

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Swimmin' up stream   swimmin' up 
stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a
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 poor boy's dream
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Things'll get rough times'll get 
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lean
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But the only choice you got is 
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to keep swimmin' up stream

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D  A  D

Verse 3

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Well the time I thought my ship was 
comin' in
That ole tide would turn an take it 
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back out again
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Well if I just lay back an float 
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I'll be a troubled me
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So I gotta' keep workin' at 
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kicking an swimmin' up stream

Chorus 2

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Swimmin' up stream   swimmin' up 
stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a
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 poor boy's dream
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Things'll get rough times'll get 
G
lean
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But the only choice you got's to 
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keep swimmin' up stream

Outro

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Swimmin' up stream   swimmin' up 
stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a
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 poor boy's dream
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Things'll get rough times'll get 
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lean
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But the only choice you got's to
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 keep swimmin' up stream
Yes you gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta' 
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gotta'
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Keep swimmin' up stream