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Chords      Asus4xx2230
          A*     xx7650
          G*     xx5430
Opening chords    A    Asus4  G  
   A    Asus4  A*         A           E     C  A  
Took a     sad song of one sweet evening
I Esmiled and Cquickly Dturned aAway
   A    Asus4  A*   A         E     C  A  
It's not   easy  singing sad songs
But Estill the Ceasiest Dway I have to Asay
ASo when you Glook into the DsunA  
AAnd see the Gthings we haven’t Ddone A  
AOh was it Gbetter then to DrunA  
       A              G     A  A*
Than to spend the summer crying
             G     A  G*       A  
Now summer cannot come anyway
 A    Asus4  A*        A         E        C  A  
I had    waited for time to change her
The Eonly Cchange that Dcame was over Ame
   A   Asus4  A*  A        E      C  A  
She pretended  not to want love 
I Ehope she was Conly Dfooling Ame
ASo when you Glook into the DsunA  
ALook for the Gpleasures nearly DwonA  
AOr was it Gbetter then to DrunA  
       A              G     A  A*
Than to spend the summer singing
                G      A  G*        A  
And summer could have come in a day
So if you hear my sad song singing
Remember who and what you nearly had.
Its not easy singing sad songs
When you can sing the song to make me glad.
So when you look into the sun
And see the words you could have sung:
Its not too late, only begun,
We can still make summer.
Yes, summer always comes anyway.

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The story behind the song

"Look Into The Sun" finds Jethro Tull exploring a more acoustic, folk-influenced sound, a shift that marked their second album, Stand Up. The song captures a melancholic reflection, where the simple act of looking into the sun seems to hold a deeper sadness than crying through a whole summer. It suggests a longing for a different past, where perhaps a summer could have arrived in a single day, full of joy rather than sorrow. This is a song about the quiet weight of regret and the difficulty of moving past it.

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Look Into The Sun

by Jethro Tull

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Chords xx2230

* xx7650

* xx5430

A Asus4 G

Opening chords

A Asus4 A A E C A

Took a sad song of one sweet evening

E C D A

I smiled and quickly turned away

A Asus4 A A E C A

It's not easy singing sad songs

E C D A

But still the easiest way I have to say

A G D A

So when you look into the sun

A G D A

And see the things we haven’t done

A G D A

Oh was it better then to run

A G A A

Than to spend the summer crying

G A G A

Now summer cannot come anyway

A Asus4 A A E C A

I had waited for time to change her

E C D A

The only change that came was over me

A Asus4 A A E C A

She pretended not to want love

E C D A

I hope she was only fooling me

A G D A

So when you look into the sun

A G D A

Look for the pleasures nearly won

A G D A

Or was it better then to run

A G A A

Than to spend the summer singing

G A G A

And summer could have come in a day

So if you hear my sad song singing

Remember who and what you nearly had.

Its not easy singing sad songs

When you can sing the song to make me glad.

So when you look into the sun

And see the words you could have sung:

Its not too late, only begun,

We can still make summer.

Yes, summer always comes anyway.

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