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Summer

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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	standard tuning (EBGDAE)
	capo on 3rd fret
	chords - basically you are playing modified open C and
        G shapes with the guitar capoed at 3rd fret, so open G
        played with the capo = A#
	A#       - 65CCC6
	D#       - x65C46       C = capo at 3rd fret
	D#/C     - xC5C46       x = do not play this string
	D#sus2/ D- x5CC46
	Gm       - C55CCC
	G#       - 466544
	(D#/C - D#sus2/D - D#/C - D#sus2/D)
	D#/C  
	sight unseen    sad (scenes?)
	D#sus2/D  
	summer song sung all along
	D#/C  
	dragged across the seven seas
	D#sus2/D  
	to the beach come follow me
	D#summers gone  summer song
	you A#wasted  every D#day  every A#day
	D#/C  
	(cellophane?)  grandmas town
	D#sus2/D  
	summers letters on the ground
	D#/C  
	seven pins  the fall begins
	D#sus2/D  
	when the leaves burn summer ends
	D#summers gone the summer song
	you A#wasted  every D#day  every A#day
	D#summers gone now  wipe it off my A#hands
	write it in the sand    D#in the sandA#  
	(no vocals - play D#/C - D#sus2/D arpeggios over
	 strummed D#/C - D#sus2/D)
	D#/C  
	where've my heroes gone today
	D#sus2/D  
	mick and keith and willie mays
	D#/C  
	broken windows  trails outside
	D#sus2/D  
	i can take you for a ride
	D#summers gone the summer song
	you A#wasted  every dD#ay  every dA#ay
	summers D#gone can't wipe it off my handsA#  
	write it in the D#sand
	in the A#sand     G#       Gmin the A#sandG#  Em  
	(no vocals - play D#/C - D#sus2/D - D#/C - D#sus2/D)
	D#summers gone the summer song
	you A#wasted  every D#day  every A#day
	summers D#gone can't wipe it off my handsA#  
	write it in the D#sand
	in the A#sand   in the D#sand
        in the A#sand   in the D#sand
	  A#    G#  D#/C  

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Summer

by Buffalo Tom

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D#sus2

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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

standard tuning (EBGDAE)

capo on 3rd fret

chords - basically you are playing modified open C and

G shapes with the guitar capoed at 3rd fret, so open G

played with the capo = A#

A# - 65CCC6

D# - x65C46 C = capo at 3rd fret

D#/C - xC5C46 x = do not play this string

D#sus2 D

/ - x5CC46

Gm - C55CCC

G# - 466544

(D#/C - D#sus2/D - D#/C - D#sus2/D)

D# C

sight unseen sad (scenes?)

D#sus2 D

summer song sung all along

D# C

dragged across the seven seas

D#sus2 D

to the beach come follow me

summers gone summer song

A# D# A#

you wasted every day every day

D# C

(cellophane?) grandmas town

D#sus2 D

summers letters on the ground

D# C

seven pins the fall begins

D#sus2 D

when the leaves burn summer ends

summers gone the summer song

A# D# A#

you wasted every day every day

D# A#

summers gone now wipe it off my hands

D# A#

write it in the sand in the sand

(no vocals - play D#/C - D#sus2/D arpeggios over

strummed D#/C - D#sus2/D)

D# C

where've my heroes gone today

D#sus2 D

mick and keith and willie mays

D# C

broken windows trails outside

D#sus2 D

i can take you for a ride

summers gone the summer song

A# D# A#

you wasted every day every day

D# A#

summers gone can't wipe it off my hands

write it in the sand

A# G# Gm A# G# Em

in the sand in the sand

(no vocals - play D#/C - D#sus2/D - D#/C - D#sus2/D)

summers gone the summer song

A# D# A#

you wasted every day every day

D# A#

summers gone can't wipe it off my hands

write it in the sand

A# D#

in the sand in the sand

A# D#

in the sand in the sand

A# G# D# C

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