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[Verse 1]
GSitting in the DBandstand on a Em7warm July evCening with my friends,
GDrinking cheap Dcider with the Em7smell of nicCotine in the air.
Em7We were naiCve enough to tGhink that it would last Dforever, bEm7ut
Now the Ccare free days of Gyesterday are Dgone.
[Chorus]
N.C                              G  D  
That was the summer, when we were younger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
That was the Gsummer, when we were Dyounger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
G  D  Em7
CThe summer we won’t forget
[Verse 2]
GTake me baDck to when we jEm7umped off the raCilway bridge inGto
tDhe cold river bEm7elow,C  
GSitting on the gDrass looking up at the Em7sun, back when
Call we knew was fGun,D  
Take me back to wEm7hen,C  
Em7We were naiCve enough to tGhink that it would last Dforever, bEm7ut
Now the Ccare free days of Gyesterday are Dgone.
[Chorus]
N.C                              G  D  
That was the summer, when we were younger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
That was the Gsummer, when we were Dyounger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
[Bridge]
DDidn’t know what would become of usEm7,
Didn’t know what was ahead of uCs,Oh
N.C                              G  D  
That was the summer, when we were younger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
[Chorus]
N.C                              G  D  
That was the summer, when we were younger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
That was the Gsummer, when we were Dyounger,
We had no Em7rules we just drank till we Cchundered,
Smoking cheap Gcigarettes, sat around placing Dbets
on what might Em7change but leave us with no rDegrets,
2x   G    D   Em7  
CThe summer we won’t forget

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Summer Eighteen

by Harry Luke

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Em7

[Verse 1]

G D Em7 C

Sitting in the Bandstand on a warm July evening with my friends,

G D Em7 C

Drinking cheap cider with the smell of nicotine in the air.

Em7 C G D Em7

We were naive enough to think that it would last forever, but

C G D

Now the care free days of yesterday are gone.

[Chorus]

G D

N.C

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

G D

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

G D Em7

The summer we won’t forget

[Verse 2]

G D Em7 C G

Take me back to when we jumped off the railway bridge into

D Em7 C

the cold river below,

G D Em7

Sitting on the grass looking up at the sun, back when

C G D

all we knew was fun,

Em7 C

Take me back to when,

Em7 C G D Em7

We were naive enough to think that it would last forever, but

C G D

Now the care free days of yesterday are gone.

[Chorus]

G D

N.C

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

G D

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

[Bridge]

D Em7

Didn’t know what would become of us,

Didn’t know what was ahead of us,Oh

G D

N.C

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

[Chorus]

G D

N.C

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

G D

That was the summer, when we were younger,

Em7 C

We had no rules we just drank till we chundered,

G D

Smoking cheap cigarettes, sat around placing bets

Em7 D

on what might change but leave us with no regrets,

G D Em7

The summer we won’t forget

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