Intro A D
Verse 1
[D]Well God Bless my daddy I learned so much from him
You know he taught me at an early age how to [D7]sink or [A]swim
[A7]He said [D]boy that ole river of life can wash a[D7]way your [G]dreams
So you [D]gotta' keep right on [A]kicking son swimmin' up [D]stream
Verse 2
[D]Well before I knew it I was out there on the street
That ole gal called Lady Luck she wasn't [D7]kind to [A]me
[A7]As a [D]matter of fact you could say she was [D7]downright [G]mean
She kept me [D]in way over my [A]head swimmin' up [D]stream
Chorus 1
[D]Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a [D7]poor boy's [A]dream
T[A7]hings'll get [D]rough times'll get [G]lean
[G7]But the [D]only choice you [A]got is to keep swimmin' up [D]stream
Riff D D7 A A7 D D7 G D A D
Verse 3
[D]Well the time I thought my ship was comin' in
That ole tide would turn an take it back out [A]again
Well if I [D]just lay back an [D7]float I'll be a troubled [G]me
So I [D]gotta' keep workin' at [A]kicking an [A7]swimmin' up [D]stream
Chorus 2
[D]Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a p[D7]oor boy's [A]dream
T[A7]hings'll get [D]rough times'l[D7]l get [G]lean
B[G7]ut the [D]only choice you [A]got's to keep swimmin' up [D]stream[Bb]
Outro
Swimmin' up [D#]stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a [D#7]poor boy's [Bb]dream
T[Bb7]hings'll get [D#]rough times'll [D#7]get [G#]lean
[G#7]But the [D#]only choice you [Bb]got's to keep swimmin' up [D#]stream
Yes you gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta' [Bb]gotta'
Keep swimmin' up [D#]stream
Verse 1
[D]Well God Bless my daddy I learned so much from him
You know he taught me at an early age how to [D7]sink or [A]swim
[A7]He said [D]boy that ole river of life can wash a[D7]way your [G]dreams
So you [D]gotta' keep right on [A]kicking son swimmin' up [D]stream
Verse 2
[D]Well before I knew it I was out there on the street
That ole gal called Lady Luck she wasn't [D7]kind to [A]me
[A7]As a [D]matter of fact you could say she was [D7]downright [G]mean
She kept me [D]in way over my [A]head swimmin' up [D]stream
Chorus 1
[D]Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a [D7]poor boy's [A]dream
T[A7]hings'll get [D]rough times'll get [G]lean
[G7]But the [D]only choice you [A]got is to keep swimmin' up [D]stream
Riff D D7 A A7 D D7 G D A D
Verse 3
[D]Well the time I thought my ship was comin' in
That ole tide would turn an take it back out [A]again
Well if I [D]just lay back an [D7]float I'll be a troubled [G]me
So I [D]gotta' keep workin' at [A]kicking an [A7]swimmin' up [D]stream
Chorus 2
[D]Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a p[D7]oor boy's [A]dream
T[A7]hings'll get [D]rough times'l[D7]l get [G]lean
B[G7]ut the [D]only choice you [A]got's to keep swimmin' up [D]stream[Bb]
Outro
Swimmin' up [D#]stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a [D#7]poor boy's [Bb]dream
T[Bb7]hings'll get [D#]rough times'll [D#7]get [G#]lean
[G#7]But the [D#]only choice you [Bb]got's to keep swimmin' up [D#]stream
Yes you gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta' [Bb]gotta'
Keep swimmin' up [D#]stream