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This is my first chords sheet so don't be too hopeful, I am pretty sure these are the right Chords for this 
song, but if I have gone wrong please edit it,
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[Verse 1]
D#Socks on concrete, Gjolly rancher kids
G#I was talking back and now I gotta G#mstay at grandma's crib
D#Bunch of tank top, nappy headed Gbike-stealing Chatham boys
G#None of my nigga's ain't had no dad, G#mnone of my nigga's ain't have no choice
D#JJ, Mikey, Lil Derek and them, G79th street was America then
G#Ice cream truck and the beauty supply, G#mBlockbuster movies and Harold's again
D#We still catching lightening bugs, GWhen the plague hit the backyard
G#Had to come in at dark cause the big G#mshawty's act hard
Okay now D#Day camp at Grand Crossing, FGirst day, nigga's shooting
G#Summer school get to losing students, G#mBut the CPD getting new recruitment
D#Our summer don't, our summer, Gour summer don't get no shine no more
G#Our summer die, our summer G#mtime don't got no time no more
[Hook - Chance The Rapper & (Francis & The Lights):]
D#(You're my friend) GSummer friends don't stay
G#(You're my friend) G#mSome friends just stay-ay-ay,D#  
(You're Gmissed) stay aroundG#  
G#mSummer friends, summer friends
D#(You're my friend...G) Summer friends don't stG#ay
G#mSummer friends don't stay-ay-ay, heyD#  G  
Stay aroundG#  G#m  
[Verse 2]
D#Oh I used to kill 'em with the Glong hair
Momma had G#salon doing perms out the G#marmchair
Dad was working latD#e, he treat the crib like it's a timGeshare
I would mow some G#lawns fold my ones like a G#mlawn chair, hugh, hugh!
D#Now I'm the same way, Gover time all the time, every night, hey
G#Ready my blessing, now I'm ready how I wait, G#mNever let a friendship get in my way
D#Never let a blog get in my way, GMake the whole song do whatever I say
G#79, 79, 79, 79 place, G#m79, 79, 79, 79 place
D#Some of my homegirls Ggot lost in the paperwork
G#They was good friends but I faked the flirt, G#mCause if it ain't work, can't make it work
D#It's been a minute since I Gcalled on a friend
G#Fucked up and fucked G#mall my friendsD#  
GAll my friends,   G#  G#mall my...
[Chorus - Chance The Rapper & (Francis & The Lights):]
(You're missedG) Stick aroundG#,  G#mSummer friends, summer D#friends...
(You're my fGriG#endG#m...)
Summer friends don't stick aroundD#  G  
Stick around    G#      G#m(And some of us...)
D#79, 79, 79, 79, hey, G79, 79, 79, 79, hey
G#79, 79, 79, 79, heyG#m, hey, hey
D#(You're my Gfriend) 79, 79, 79, 79, G#hey
(So lay your G#mhead on my D#shoulder) City wide, city wide, city wide, hey
GCity wide, city wide, city wide, hey
G#City wide, city wide, city wide, hey
G#mCity wide, city wide, city wide, hey
D#City wide, city wide, city wide, city wide
GCity wide, city wide, city wide, city wide
G#City wide, City wide, city wide, city wide
G#mCity wide, city wide, city wide, city wide 
D#City wide, city wide...
(I will wait around for you)
(I will wait around for you)
(So lay your head...)

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Summer Friends

by Chance the Rapper

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G#m

This is my first chords sheet so don't be too hopeful, I am pretty sure these are the right Chords for this

song, but if I have gone wrong please edit it,

Thanks

[Verse 1]

D# G

Socks on concrete, jolly rancher kids

G# G#m

I was talking back and now I gotta stay at grandma's crib

D# G

Bunch of tank top, nappy headed bike-stealing Chatham boys

G# G#m

None of my nigga's ain't had no dad, none of my nigga's ain't have no choice

D# G

JJ, Mikey, Lil Derek and them, 79th street was America then

G# G#m

Ice cream truck and the beauty supply, Blockbuster movies and Harold's again

D# G

We still catching lightening bugs, When the plague hit the backyard

G# G#m

Had to come in at dark cause the big shawty's act hard

D# G

Okay now Day camp at Grand Crossing, First day, nigga's shooting

G# G#m

Summer school get to losing students, But the CPD getting new recruitment

D# G

Our summer don't, our summer, our summer don't get no shine no more

G# G#m

Our summer die, our summer time don't got no time no more

[Hook - Chance The Rapper & (Francis & The Lights):]

D# G

(You're my friend) Summer friends don't stay

G# G#m D#

(You're my friend) Some friends just stay-ay-ay,

G G#

(You're missed) stay around

G#m

Summer friends, summer friends

D# G G#

(You're my friend...) Summer friends don't stay

G#m D# G

Summer friends don't stay-ay-ay, hey

G# G#m

Stay around

[Verse 2]

D# G

Oh I used to kill 'em with the long hair

G# G#m

Momma had salon doing perms out the armchair

D# G

Dad was working late, he treat the crib like it's a timeshare

G# G#m

I would mow some lawns fold my ones like a lawn chair, hugh, hugh!

D# G

Now I'm the same way, over time all the time, every night, hey

G# G#m

Ready my blessing, now I'm ready how I wait, Never let a friendship get in my way

D# G

Never let a blog get in my way, Make the whole song do whatever I say

G# G#m

79, 79, 79, 79 place, 79, 79, 79, 79 place

D# G

Some of my homegirls got lost in the paperwork

G# G#m

They was good friends but I faked the flirt, Cause if it ain't work, can't make it work

D# G

It's been a minute since I called on a friend

G# G#m D#

Fucked up and fucked all my friends

G G# G#m

All my friends, all my...

[Chorus - Chance The Rapper & (Francis & The Lights):]

G G# G#m D#

(You're missed) Stick around, Summer friends, summer friends...

G G# G#m

(You're my friend...)

D# G

Summer friends don't stick around

G# G#m

Stick around (And some of us...)

D# G

79, 79, 79, 79, hey, 79, 79, 79, 79, hey

G# G#m

79, 79, 79, 79, hey, hey, hey

D# G G#

(You're my friend) 79, 79, 79, 79, hey

G#m D#

(So lay your head on my shoulder) City wide, city wide, city wide, hey

City wide, city wide, city wide, hey

G#m

City wide, city wide, city wide, hey

City wide, city wide, city wide, city wide

City wide, City wide, city wide, city wide

G#m

City wide, city wide, city wide, city wide

City wide, city wide...

(I will wait around for you)

(So lay your head...)

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