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[Intro]
 A(2 bars)
[Verse 1]
AI put on my finest summer dress
ASo light and thin, it was my best
I Dbrushed my hair, I Bmheld my breath
I went Aout to face the wilderness
I went Eout to face     Dthe wildeArness
[Verse 2]
AMen in hats, boys on bikes
APerfect girls, baby dykes
DSuperstars, Bmblighted ones
I went Aout to face them one by one
I went Eout to face them,   Done by Aone
[Chorus]
GGoodD/F#bye    GMaryAann
GAs you Dturn to watch Ame
GDon't D/F#cry    GMaryAann
BmAnd don't C#mtry to Dstop meE  
[Verse 3]
ACause I'm gonna go where the lights are bright
AWhere sacred secrets sail like kites
We've been Dsleeping girl Bmall our lives
And we Anever lived no we just survived
And Ewe never liveDd.   We just Asurvived
[Verse 4]
AI'll take my heart, I'll take my key
AI'll find out who, who could care for me
Are there Dpots of gold, are there Bmfloods and fires
Are there F#mthieves and beggars, Asaints and liars
Are there Ethieves and beggars,   Dsaints and Aliars?
[Chorus]
GGoodD/F#bye    GMaryAann
GAs you Dturn to watch Ame
GDon't D/F#cry    GMaryAann
BmAnd don't C#mtry to Dstop meE  
[Verse 5]
AI put on my finest summer dress
ASo light and thin, torn at the chest
I Dbrushed my hair, I held my breath
I Awent out to face the wilderness
I went Eout to face     Dthe wildeArness
[Instrumental]
(chords as in verse)
A
A
D Bm
A
E D A
[Outro]
GMaryD/F#ann...G  A  
(fade out repeating)
G   D/F#   G   A

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Summer Dress

by Shawn Colvin

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

(2 bars)

[Verse 1]

I put on my finest summer dress

So light and thin, it was my best

D Bm

I brushed my hair, I held my breath

I went out to face the wilderness

E D A

I went out to face the wilderness

[Verse 2]

Men in hats, boys on bikes

Perfect girls, baby dykes

D Bm

Superstars, blighted ones

I went out to face them one by one

E D A

I went out to face them, one by one

[Chorus]

G D/F# G A

Goodbye Maryann

G D A

As you turn to watch me

G D/F# G A

Don't cry Maryann

Bm C#m D E

And don't try to stop me

[Verse 3]

Cause I'm gonna go where the lights are bright

Where sacred secrets sail like kites

D Bm

We've been sleeping girl all our lives

And we never lived no we just survived

E D A

And we never lived. We just survived

[Verse 4]

I'll take my heart, I'll take my key

I'll find out who, who could care for me

D Bm

Are there pots of gold, are there floods and fires

F#m A

Are there thieves and beggars, saints and liars

E D A

Are there thieves and beggars, saints and liars?

[Chorus]

G D/F# G A

Goodbye Maryann

G D A

As you turn to watch me

G D/F# G A

Don't cry Maryann

Bm C#m D E

And don't try to stop me

[Verse 5]

I put on my finest summer dress

So light and thin, torn at the chest

I brushed my hair, I held my breath

I went out to face the wilderness

E D A

I went out to face the wilderness

[Instrumental]

(chords as in verse)

D Bm

E D A

[Outro]

G D/F# G A

Maryann...

(fade out repeating)

G D/F# G A

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