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Italian Summer

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CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO:  Dm (Strummed Quickly then stopped abruptly) 
  Then    F    Dm    Bb   C   C7  C  
VERSE: 
FThe rose stood out
DmRed against the golden wall
BbThe sun comes through the silken drapes
CThe room begins to gC7low      
FAll in cream-colored Dmivories
And soft yeBbllows you say hello
PCut down that guitar and hC7anded me a rose
CHORUS:
AFt the end of the Italian summer
DmIt rains fast and it rains hBbard
The wind blows right through yCou
It tears you aC7part
OFhh its so romantic
DmHey its so soulful
BbThe rain falls down
And the thCunder rC7olls
VERSE:
TFhe sun fades out
And the mouDmntains grow tall
BbThe mists rush in and they tCake it C7all
From the iFslands you see Li DmGalli and Capri
BbI remember it all 
LCove was everywhere you jC7ust had to fCall C7  
CHORUS:
AFt the end of the Italian summer
DmIt rains fast and it rains hBbard
The wind blows right through yCou
It tears you apC7art
OFhh its so romantic
DmHey its so soulful
BbThe rain falls down
And the thCunder rC7olls
INTERLUDE:   Am    Bb    Am     Bb    Dm    C  C7  
CHORUS:
AFt the end of the Italian summer
DmIt rains fast and it rains hBbard
The wind blows right through yCou
It tears you aC7part
OFhh its so romantic
DmHey its so soulful
BbThe rain falls down
And the thCunder rC7olls
CHORUS:
AFt the end of the Italian summer
DmIt rains fast and it rains hBbard
The wind blows right through yCou
It tears you aC7part
OFhh its so romantic
DmHey its so soulful
BbThe rain falls down
And the thCunder rC7olls
VERSE:
TFhe sun fades out
And the mouDmntains grow tall
BbThe mists rush in and they tCake it C7all
From the iFslands you see Li DmGalli and Capri
BbI remember it all 
YCou just had to fFall Dm  Bb  C  C7  F  

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Italian Summer

by Stevie Nicks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO: 1st Fret

INTRO: Dm (Strummed Quickly then stopped abruptly)

F Dm Bb C C7 C

Then

VERSE:

The rose stood out

Red against the golden wall

The sun comes through the silken drapes

C C7

The room begins to glow

F Dm

All in cream-colored ivories

And soft yellows you say hello

C C7

Put down that guitar and handed me a rose

CHORUS:

At the end of the Italian summer

Dm Bb

It rains fast and it rains hard

The wind blows right through you

It tears you apart

Ohh its so romantic

Hey its so soulful

The rain falls down

C C7

And the thunder rolls

VERSE:

The sun fades out

And the mountains grow tall

Bb C C7

The mists rush in and they take it all

F Dm

From the islands you see Li Galli and Capri

I remember it all

C C7 C C7

Love was everywhere you just had to fall

CHORUS:

At the end of the Italian summer

Dm Bb

It rains fast and it rains hard

The wind blows right through you

It tears you apart

Ohh its so romantic

Hey its so soulful

The rain falls down

C C7

And the thunder rolls

Am Bb Am Bb Dm C C7

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

At the end of the Italian summer

Dm Bb

It rains fast and it rains hard

The wind blows right through you

It tears you apart

Ohh its so romantic

Hey its so soulful

The rain falls down

C C7

And the thunder rolls

CHORUS:

At the end of the Italian summer

Dm Bb

It rains fast and it rains hard

The wind blows right through you

It tears you apart

Ohh its so romantic

Hey its so soulful

The rain falls down

C C7

And the thunder rolls

VERSE:

The sun fades out

And the mountains grow tall

Bb C C7

The mists rush in and they take it all

F Dm

From the islands you see Li Galli and Capri

I remember it all

C F Dm Bb C C7 F

You just had to fall

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