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Summertime

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Great song by MCR, one of my favorites from their Danger Days album.
Tried to keep the chord changes as accurate as possible but it's easy to figure out.
[Intro]
D
D   A   Em   G
[Verse]
(G)                  D  
When the lights go out
Will you take me with you?
AAnd carry all this broken bEmone
Through six years down in crGowded rooms
And highways I call hDome
Is something I can't know till nAow
Till you picked me off the grEmound
With brick in hand, your liGp gloss smile
Your scrAaped-up knees and
[Chorus]
GIf you stAay
I would eDven wait all nGight
GOr untiAl my heart explBmodes
(Bm)
How long? until we
GFind our wAay in the dDark and out of hGarm
You can rGun away with Ame... anytime you want
[Verse 2]
  DTerrified of what I'd bAe
As a kid from what I've sEmeen
Every single day when pGeople try
And put the pieces bDack together
Just to smash them dAown
Turn my headphones up real lEmoud
I don't think I need them nGow
Cause you sAtop the noise
[Chorus]
GIf you stAay
I would eDven wait all nGight
GOr untiAl my heart explBmodes
(Bm)
How long? until we
GFind our wAay in the dDark and out of hGarm
You can rGun away with Ame... anytime you want
  DWell, anytime you want
  DWell, anytime you want
[Guitar Solo]
G A D G A Bm G A D G A D
[Last Chorus]
  DDon't walk away, don't walk away
DDon't walk awGay
If you stAay
I would eDven wait all nGight
GOr untiAl my heart explBmodes
(Bm)
How long? until we
GFind our wAay in the dDark and out of hGarm
You can rGun away with Ame
You can wrBmite it on your arm
You can rGun away with Ame...
Anytime you wanDt
Ending
D

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The story behind the song

My Chemical Romance is an American rock band known for their influential role in the emo and pop-punk genres. "Summertime" appears on their album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The song evokes the feeling of a fleeting, intense connection, wrapped in the warmth and nostalgia of a particular season. It plays like a bittersweet memory of a powerful, perhaps temporary, bond.

AI-written from these sources:My Chemical Romance — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Summertime

by My Chemical Romance

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Great song by MCR, one of my favorites from their Danger Days album.

Tried to keep the chord changes as accurate as possible but it's easy to figure out.

[Intro]

D A Em G

[Verse]

G D

()

When the lights go out

Will you take me with you?

A Em

And carry all this broken bone

Through six years down in crowded rooms

And highways I call home

Is something I can't know till now

Till you picked me off the ground

With brick in hand, your lip gloss smile

Your scraped-up knees and

[Chorus]

G A

If you stay

D G

I would even wait all night

G A Bm

Or until my heart explodes

()

How long? until we

G A D G

Find our way in the dark and out of harm

G A

You can run away with me... anytime you want

[Verse 2]

D A

Terrified of what I'd be

As a kid from what I've seen

Every single day when people try

And put the pieces back together

Just to smash them down

Turn my headphones up real loud

I don't think I need them now

Cause you stop the noise

[Chorus]

G A

If you stay

D G

I would even wait all night

G A Bm

Or until my heart explodes

()

How long? until we

G A D G

Find our way in the dark and out of harm

G A

You can run away with me... anytime you want

Well, anytime you want

[Guitar Solo]

G A D G A Bm G A D G A D

[Last Chorus]

Don't walk away, don't walk away

D G

Don't walk away

If you stay

D G

I would even wait all night

G A Bm

Or until my heart explodes

()

How long? until we

G A D G

Find our way in the dark and out of harm

G A

You can run away with me

You can write it on your arm

G A

You can run away with me...

Anytime you want

Ending

About Summertime Chords by My Chemical Romance

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