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The Summers Long

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[Intro]
D   G  D  A    D    A
[Verse]
A Dfriend lay F#mdying Gand I Acould have Dsaid
"Raise your head on F#mme and I'll Gtry to show you ASpain
But Dhe slipped aF#mway and I'll Gnever have the Achance aDgain
[Chorus]
And the summer's Emlong, F#mlong, Along
And the summer's Dlong
And the summer's Emlong, F#mlong, Along
And the summer's DlongA  
[Verse]
There Dwas a girl who F#mloved me and I Gcould have Aheld her Dhand
Against my chest and F#mhelped to ease her GpainA  
Now Dshe's gone aF#mway and I'll Gnever have the Achance aDgain
[Chorus]
And the summer's Emlong, F#mlong, Along
And the summer's Dlong
And the summer's Emlong, F#mlong, Along
And the summer's DlongB  
[Verse]
There Eis a world so G#mneedy, but we Atreat it Blike it's Edead
I don't know what we G#mall expect to AgainB  
One Eday it will be G#mgone and we'll Anever have the Bchance aEgain
[Chorus]
And the summer's F#mlong, G#mlong, Blong
And the summer's Elong
And the summer's F#mlong, G#mlong, Blong
And the summer's ElongB  
And the summer's F#mlong, G#mlong, Blong
And the summer's Elong
EAnd the summer's long

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The Summers Long

by The Kingston Trio

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F#m

G#m

[Intro]

D G D A D A

[Verse]

D F#m G A D

A friend lay dying and I could have said

F#m G A

"Raise your head on me and I'll try to show you Spain

D F#m G A D

But he slipped away and I'll never have the chance again

[Chorus]

Em F#m A

And the summer's long, long, long

And the summer's long

Em F#m A

And the summer's long, long, long

D A

And the summer's long

[Verse]

D F#m G A D

There was a girl who loved me and I could have held her hand

F#m G A

Against my chest and helped to ease her pain

D F#m G A D

Now she's gone away and I'll never have the chance again

[Chorus]

Em F#m A

And the summer's long, long, long

And the summer's long

Em F#m A

And the summer's long, long, long

D B

And the summer's long

[Verse]

E G#m A B E

There is a world so needy, but we treat it like it's dead

G#m A B

I don't know what we all expect to gain

E G#m A B E

One day it will be gone and we'll never have the chance again

[Chorus]

F#m G#m B

And the summer's long, long, long

And the summer's long

F#m G#m B

And the summer's long, long, long

E B

And the summer's long

F#m G#m B

And the summer's long, long, long

And the summer's long

About The Summers Long Chords by The Kingston Trio

Learn how to play The Summers Long by The Kingston Trio with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Summers Long chords”, “The Summers Long guitar chords”, or “The Kingston Trio The Summers Long chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Summers Long chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Summers Long lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A, F#m, Em, B.

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What key is "The Summers Long" in?

The chords for "The Summers Long" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, F#m, Em, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.