Bayside - Sinking And Swimming On Long Island: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sinking And Swimming On Long Island" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D
This place is dragging me down
   Bm     F#m         G         A  E
A hamster wheel, I thought I'd be done by now
D
Now that all my allies are gone
   Bm F#m    G       A     E
I realize advancing could hold you back

Chorus:
Bm   D     F#m      G          A      A#     Bm
My good intentions just keep sliding by the wayside
G   D         F#m       G      A       C#/F      D
But its high tide and they get washed away with time
      Bm            G          Bm            G
Until everything's gone, until everything's gone

All's fine along the Long Island Sound
But fine's polite I'd rather things more profound
I've become a rock these days and I swim like one
Alone again, barely surviving the tidal wave

Chorus

  F#m                    G            D
I swear, damn it all to hell, damn it all to hell

    D              F#m       Bm           A
I think I finally found the way to go to heaven
         D           F#m     Bm  A
Without dying, so I'm on my way
    Em          F#m       G          A
The harder you work, the harder you fall
    Em          F#m       G         A
You wake up one day with nothing at all

Chorus

Till everything's gone, till everything's gone
I swear, damn it all to hell


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sinking And Swimming On Long Island" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sinking And Swimming On Long Island" by Bayside.