Beautiful Swimmers

beautiful swimmers jimmy buffett E A ( 4x ) E A E marilyn monroe did a night shoot in a pool B posing naked for a playboy spread A E she was old , but she still was cool A E when they wrapped right after midnight G#m C#m and the crew went to the bar A E norma jean just did the backstroke B E like she was reaching for a fallen star Chorus : A E beautiful swimmers B E know how to move A E B slidin cross the water like a steel guitar A E G#m C#m beautiful swimmers stay in the groove A B E A riding constant currents near and far E standing in a tidal pool A E just east of baltimore B watching little blue crabs A E navigate the eastern shore A E every bayou stream and river G#m C#m in time runs to the sea A E every tadpole , flounder , and softshell B E feels the choreography A E theyre all beautiful swimmers B E they know how to move A E B sneaking past the draggers and the oyster bars A E G#m C#m beautiful swimmers just feel the groove A B E A painting liquid brush strokes like renoir G#m C#m i miss my dorsal fin G#m C#m i cant explain G#m C#m im a big fish out of water A B dwelling on the coastal plain E now if i was as rich as the aga khan A E i tell you what i would do B buy every man , woman , and child on this planet A E a mask and a snorkel too A E then id lead the wild migration G#m C#m destination waimea bay A B then wed splash our way around the world A B E life is just a water ballet A E B come on you beautiful swimmers E who know how to move A E B lets glide across the water like a steel guitar A E G#m C#m beautiful swimmers stay in the groove A B E A E A E catching constant currents near and far