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Summerhouse

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[VERSE 1]
CDo you rememDmber
The Emway it used to Fbe
CJune to SepteDmmber
In a Emcottage by the sFea
 GDistant cousins, Flocal kids
G                Fmaj7+#11       C
We climbed every tree to---------gether
And it Dmnever ever raiAmned
Till we Fclimbed back on the Ctrain
That would Dmtake us so far aAmway
From the Fvillage and the Gbay
And the sFummerhouse
WGhere we found new Fgames Gto pAlay 
[BRIDGE 1]
|  A|  Bm|  C#m|  D|
|  A|  Bm|  C#m|  D|
|  E   E6|  D   Dmaj7|  E   E6|  G7| 
[VERSE 2]
CDo you rememDmber
SunEmday lunch on the Flawn
CDaring escapes at miDmdnight
And Emcostumeless bathes at dFawn.
GYou were only nine G11years old
AC/Gnd I was barely G11ten
It's Gkind of weird G11to be F6back here agaEin 
|  E|  F#m|  C#m|  A|
|  E|  F#m|  C#m|  A| 
[VERSE 3]
EDo you reF#mmember, the C#msummerhouse, the Asummerhouse
EDo you reF#mmember, the C#msummerhouse, the Asummerhouse
MEy summerhouse (repeat to fade)
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Summerhouse

by The Divine Comedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Dmaj7

G11

C/G

F#m

[VERSE 1]

C Dm

Do you remember

Em F

The way it used to be

C Dm

June to September

Em F

In a cottage by the sea

G F

Distant cousins, local kids

G Fmaj7+#11 C

We climbed every tree to---------gether

Dm Am

And it never ever rained

F C

Till we climbed back on the train

Dm Am

That would take us so far away

F G

From the village and the bay

And the summerhouse

G F G A

Where we found new games to play

[BRIDGE 1]

A Bm C#m D

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A Bm C#m D

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E E6 D Dmaj7 E E6 G7

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[VERSE 2]

C Dm

Do you remember

Em F

Sunday lunch on the lawn

C Dm

Daring escapes at midnight

Em F

And costumeless bathes at dawn.

G G11

You were only nine years old

C/G G11

And I was barely ten

G G11 F6 E

It's kind of weird to be back here again

E F#m C#m A

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E F#m C#m A

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[VERSE 3]

E F#m C#m A

Do you remember, the summerhouse, the summerhouse

E F#m C#m A

Do you remember, the summerhouse, the summerhouse

My summerhouse (repeat to fade)

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