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Long Hot Summer

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[INTRO]
G----------|----------------|---------|-------4-----------||
D----0-2-4-|---0-2-4--2-0-4-|---0-2-4-|---0-2----4-2-4----||
A--0-------|-0--------------|-0-------|-0-----------------||
E----------|----------------|---------|-------------------||
[VERSE]
F#mI play out my role
Why BmI've even been out walking
F#mThey tell me that it helps
But BmI know when I'm beaten
F#m//// Bm////
F#mAll those lonely films
And Bmall those lonely parties
F#mBut now the feeling is off-screen
An' Bmthe tears for real not acted, anymore
F#m//// Bm////
F#mI'm all mixed up inside
I Bmwant to run but I can't hide
F#mAnd however much we try
We Bmcan't escape the truth and the fact is
[CHORUS]
Don't Dmatter what I do
It don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
Don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
'Cause I Gend up Ahurting youD  
[INTERLUDE]
  F#m       Bmx2
//// ////
[VERSE]
F#mOne more covered sigh
And Bmone more glance you know means goodbye
F#mCan't you see that's why
We're Bmdashing ourselves against the rocks of a lifetime
[CHORUS]
Don't Dmatter what I do
It don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
Don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
'Cause I Gend up Ahurting yFmaj7ouCmaj7  
[BRIDGE]
Fmaj7(In my mind different voices call)
Cmaj7What once was pleasure now's pain for us all
Fmaj7(In my heart only shadows fall)
Cmaj7I once stood proud now I feel so small
Fmaj7(I don't know whether to laugh or cry)
G/AThe long hot summer just passed me by 
[INTERLUDE]
 Dmaj7      Em7x2
////  ////
[VOCAL BREAK]
[CHORUS]
Don't Dmatter what I do
It don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
Don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
'Cause I Gend up Ahurting
Don't Dmatter what I do
It don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
Don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
'Cause I Gend up Ahurting
Don't Dmatter what I do
It don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
Don't Gmatter what I do
Don't Dmatter what I do
'Cause I Gend up Ahurting Dyou
(fade)

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Long Hot Summer

by The Style Council

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

G/A

Dmaj7

Em7

[INTRO]

G----------|----------------|---------|-------4-----------||

D----0-2-4-|---0-2-4--2-0-4-|---0-2-4-|---0-2----4-2-4----||

A--0-------|-0--------------|-0-------|-0-----------------||

E----------|----------------|---------|-------------------||

[VERSE]

F#m

I play out my role

Why I've even been out walking

F#m

They tell me that it helps

But I know when I'm beaten

F#m Bm

//// ////

F#m

All those lonely films

And all those lonely parties

F#m

But now the feeling is off-screen

An' the tears for real not acted, anymore

F#m Bm

//// ////

F#m

I'm all mixed up inside

I want to run but I can't hide

F#m

And however much we try

We can't escape the truth and the fact is

[CHORUS]

Don't matter what I do

It don't matter what I do

Don't matter what I do

G A D

'Cause I end up hurting you

[INTERLUDE]

F#m Bm

//// ////

[VERSE]

F#m

One more covered sigh

And one more glance you know means goodbye

F#m

Can't you see that's why

We're dashing ourselves against the rocks of a lifetime

[CHORUS]

Don't matter what I do

It don't matter what I do

Don't matter what I do

G A Fmaj7 Cmaj7

'Cause I end up hurting you

[BRIDGE]

Fmaj7

(In my mind different voices call)

Cmaj7

What once was pleasure now's pain for us all

Fmaj7

(In my heart only shadows fall)

Cmaj7

I once stood proud now I feel so small

Fmaj7

(I don't know whether to laugh or cry)

G/A

The long hot summer just passed me by

[INTERLUDE]

Dmaj7 Em7

//// ////

[VOCAL BREAK]

[CHORUS]

Don't matter what I do

It don't matter what I do

Don't matter what I do

G A

'Cause I end up hurting

Don't matter what I do

It don't matter what I do

Don't matter what I do

G A

'Cause I end up hurting

Don't matter what I do

It don't matter what I do

Don't matter what I do

G A D

'Cause I end up hurting you

(fade)

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