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Caroline Herring - Summer Song
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   G    C      G    C  G  
It's been a hard Csummer in the Gmountains
It's been a Emhard Amsummer in the CdelDta
It's been a Ghard summer in these Chills
In these Ghills
In these Dhills
Can't you Gfeel the Caching in your Gshoulders
Can't you Emfeel the Amaching in your CshoulDders
Can you Gfeel the aching in your Cshoulders
I Gdo
I Ddo
CHORUS:
It's been a Emhard Amsummer
It's been a Emhard Amsummer
It's been a Chard Dsummer
In these GhillsC  G  
The mourning dove Csings out in the Gmountains
The mockingEmbird Amsings on in the CDelDta
The whippoorGwill sings on in these Chills
In these Ghills
In these Dhills
There's a Gwind Cblowing through the Gredbuds
There's a Emwind Amblowing through the CcyDpress
There's a Gwind blowing through the Cpine trees
On to Gus
On to Dus
CHORUS:
There's a Emwind Amblowing
There's a Emwind Amblowing
There's a Cwind Dblowing
On to Emus___Am__
On to Emus___Am__C  D  
It's been a Ghard Csummer in the Gmountains
It's been a Emhard Amsummer in the CdelDta
It's been a Ghard summer in these Chills
In these Ghills
In these Dhills
Mourning Gdove, Cdon't you weep for Gme
MockingEmbird, Amdon't you weep Cfor Dme
WhippoorGwill, please don't weep for Cme
'Cause I can Gsing
I can Dsing
CHORUS:
It's been a Emhard Amsummer
It's been a Emhard Amsummer
It's been a Chard Dsummer
In these GhillsC  G  C  G  

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Summer Song

by Caroline Herring

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Caroline Herring - Summer Song

CAPO: 3rd Fret

G C G C G

INTRO:

C G

It's been a hard summer in the mountains

Em Am C D

It's been a hard summer in the delta

G C

It's been a hard summer in these hills

In these hills

G C G

Can't you feel the aching in your shoulders

Em Am C D

Can't you feel the aching in your shoulders

G C

Can you feel the aching in your shoulders

I do

CHORUS:

Em Am

It's been a hard summer

Em Am

It's been a hard summer

C D

It's been a hard summer

G C G

In these hills

C G

The mourning dove sings out in the mountains

Em Am C D

The mockingbird sings on in the Delta

G C

The whippoorwill sings on in these hills

In these hills

G C G

There's a wind blowing through the redbuds

Em Am C D

There's a wind blowing through the cypress

G C

There's a wind blowing through the pine trees

On to us

CHORUS:

Em Am

There's a wind blowing

Em Am

There's a wind blowing

C D

There's a wind blowing

Em Am

On to us_____

Em Am C D

On to us_____

G C G

It's been a hard summer in the mountains

Em Am C D

It's been a hard summer in the delta

G C

It's been a hard summer in these hills

In these hills

G C G

Mourning dove, don't you weep for me

Em Am C D

Mockingbird, don't you weep for me

G C

Whippoorwill, please don't weep for me

'Cause I can sing

I can sing

CHORUS:

Em Am

It's been a hard summer

Em Am

It's been a hard summer

C D

It's been a hard summer

G C G C G

In these hills

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