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Suddenly Last Summer

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4/4
120 bpm
[Intro]
A5    A5    A5    A5
[Verse 1]
   A5It happened one summer
   A5It happened one time
   G5It happened forever,    A5for a short time
   A5A place for a moment,    A5an end to a dream
   G5Forever I loved you,    A5forever it seemed
[Chorus 1]
  DOne summer never ends,   Aone summer never began
  DIt keeps me standing still,   Ait takes all my will
And then G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
[Verse 2]
   A5Sometimes I never leave,    A5but sometimes I would
   G5Sometimes I stay too long,    A5sometimes I would
   A5Sometimes it frightens me,    A5sometimes it would
   G5Sometimes I'm all alone,    A5and wish that I could
[Chorus 2]
  DOne summer never ends,   Aone summer never begins
  DIt keeps me standing still,   Ait takes all my will
And then G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
And then G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
[Synth Interlude]
A5    A5    A5    A5
A5    A5    A     A
G     G     A5    A5
[Chorus 3]
  DOne summer never ends,   Aone summer never began
  DIt keeps me standing still,   Ait takes all my will
And then G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
And then G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
              G5        B5(A5)
Until suddenly,    last summer
[Synth Interlude]
A5    A5    A5    A5
[Fading Outro]
And then G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
Until G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer
It happened G5suddenly,    B5last A5summer

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Suddenly Last Summer

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Suddenly Last Summer

by The Motels

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

4/4

120 bpm

[Intro]

A5 A5 A5 A5

[Verse 1]

It happened one summer

It happened one time

G5 A5

It happened forever, for a short time

A5 A5

A place for a moment, an end to a dream

G5 A5

Forever I loved you, forever it seemed

[Chorus 1]

D A

One summer never ends, one summer never began

D A

It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will

G5 B5 A5

And then suddenly, last summer

[Verse 2]

A5 A5

Sometimes I never leave, but sometimes I would

G5 A5

Sometimes I stay too long, sometimes I would

A5 A5

Sometimes it frightens me, sometimes it would

G5 A5

Sometimes I'm all alone, and wish that I could

[Chorus 2]

D A

One summer never ends, one summer never begins

D A

It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will

G5 B5 A5

And then suddenly, last summer

G5 B5 A5

And then suddenly, last summer

[Synth Interlude]

A5 A5 A5 A5

A5 A5 A A

G G A5 A5

[Chorus 3]

D A

One summer never ends, one summer never began

D A

It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will

G5 B5 A5

And then suddenly, last summer

G5 B5 A5

And then suddenly, last summer

G5 B5 A5

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Until suddenly, last summer

[Synth Interlude]

A5 A5 A5 A5

[Fading Outro]

G5 B5 A5

And then suddenly, last summer

G5 B5 A5

Until suddenly, last summer

G5 B5 A5

It happened suddenly, last summer

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