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Summer Song:Roy Orbison.
Album - Crying - #21 on BB Hot 200 on MONUMENT Records in 1962.
[Intro]
G Am7 C F Dm7 D G
[Verse 1]
COur summer Bsong Abm7lingers Ebmon in Gmy memEm7ory,
Fsince you've been Ggo-Em7ne..G....Dm7from Cme.Em7  F  G  
CSummer's come aBgain and aFgain, GI'm aEm7lone..
Fwish you were near, Gwhen Em7I hear our summer CsongF.C  
[Bridge]
EmOur Fsum-Gmer Fmsong lives Fon and Gm7on  Fand on..inCside 
of me, Dband it Dwill, Gyes, unAbm7til, Dyou-ou return to Gme.
[Verse 2]
GOh, when the Cleaves fall Baway from the Ctrees..
AI'll still be Fblue, all Cwinter long.
And I'll Dm7sing our Dbsum-Gbmer Fsong Dand Abdream Gof Cyou-FooC..
[Outro]
I'll Bsing Cour Dm7sum-Em7mer Fsong and dAbream Gof Cyou-Em7ooo-Fooo-
Goohhhh-Caahhhhh..
(Fade)

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Summer Song

by Roy Orbison

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Am7

Dm7

Abm7

Ebm

Em7

Gm7

Summer Song:Roy Orbison.

Album - Crying - #21 on BB Hot 200 on MONUMENT Records in 1962.

[Intro]

G Am7 C F Dm7 D G

[Verse 1]

C B Abm7 Ebm G Em7

Our summer song lingers on in my memory,

F G Em7 G Dm7 C Em7 F G

since you've been go-ne......from me.

C B F G Em7

Summer's come again and again, I'm alone..

F G Em7 C F C

wish you were near, when I hear our summer song.

[Bridge]

Em F G Fm F Gm7 F C

Our sum-mer song lives on and on and on..inside

Db D G Abm7 D G

of me, and it will, yes, until, you-ou return to me.

[Verse 2]

G C B C

Oh, when the leaves fall away from the trees..

A F C

I'll still be blue, all winter long.

Dm7 Db Gb F D Ab G C F C

And I'll sing our sum-mer song and dream of you-oo..

[Outro]

B C Dm7 Em7 F Ab G C Em7 F

I'll sing our sum-mer song and dream of you-ooo-ooo-

G C

oohhhh-aahhhhh..

(Fade)

About Summer Song Chords by Roy Orbison

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