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Eb7 Could also be a Eb9
[Intro] 
  Dm Em Dm Eb7
[Verse]
  DmLate in the summer when the Emcottonwood Adies
  The Dmfields are on fire with Eb7green bottleflies
  And I'm Dmstill seeing reflections of Emme in your Aeyes
[Refrain]
  And Bbwhy did you Cleave last Dmsummer
[Verse]
  Now, the Dmseasons are changing from Emsummer to Afall
  And I've Dmstill got that picture Eb7hung on my wall
  And there's Dmso much forgotten and Emtoo much reAcalled
[Refrain]
  And Bbwhy did you Cleave at Dmall
[Interlude] 
  Dm Bb Dm Bb
[Bridge]
  DmStanding beBbside you Dmmid-winter Bbday
  DmHearts beating A7close Bbmaj7together
  DmWishing that Bbwe'd found Dmsomeway to Bbmake
  DmThat moment A7last forBbmaj7ever
[Coda]
  GmStanding silent laughing A7Breathing steam
  GmGazing down into a A7freezing stream
  Bbmaj7I saw the face of a Am7child
  Bbmaj7I saw the face of a Achild.

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Sketches

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

Bbmaj7

Am7

Eb7 Could also be a Eb9

[Intro]

Dm Em Dm Eb7

[Verse]

Dm Em A

Late in the summer when the cottonwood dies

Dm Eb7

The fields are on fire with green bottleflies

Dm Em A

And I'm still seeing reflections of me in your eyes

[Refrain]

Bb C Dm

And why did you leave last summer

[Verse]

Dm Em A

Now, the seasons are changing from summer to fall

Dm Eb7

And I've still got that picture hung on my wall

Dm Em A

And there's so much forgotten and too much recalled

[Refrain]

Bb C Dm

And why did you leave at all

[Interlude]

Dm Bb Dm Bb

[Bridge]

Dm Bb Dm Bb

Standing beside you mid-winter day

Dm A7 Bbmaj7

Hearts beating close together

Dm Bb Dm Bb

Wishing that we'd found someway to make

Dm A7 Bbmaj7

That moment last forever

[Coda]

Gm A7

Standing silent laughing Breathing steam

Gm A7

Gazing down into a freezing stream

Bbmaj7 Am7

I saw the face of a child

Bbmaj7 A

I saw the face of a child.

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