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Summer Nights - Marianne Faithfull
Capo: 3
[Intro]
|  Am   D| % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
Winter's Amalmost gDone, oh how I've wGaited so Emlong
For summer niAmghtsD  Am  D  
When there's mCagic in the Fair and I Gdon't have a care
All that mCatters to Fme is thaGt you are here
On summer niCghtsE  
[Chorus]
ThAere's a little cDafe
WAhere we can hear music pDlay
TGhey keep the lights turned down Elow
IGt's a place where lovers Ego
[Verse 2]
There you'll Amhold me tight and Dsay our love will Galways be this Emway
On summer nAmightsD  Am  D  
At the Cend of the dFay we can gGo down to the bay
And toCgether hand in Fhand we will Gwalk along the sand
On summer CnightsE  
[Chorus]
AIn our little cDafe
AWe'll dance the night awDay
GAnd we know our love will Ebe
GAlways true eternalEly
[Verse 3]
And when the Ammoon begins to Dshine
I can Gsee that you are Emmine
On summer CnightsE  
[Outro]
On summer niAmghtsD  Am  D  
On summer niAmghtsD  Am  D  Am  

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Summer Nights

by Marianne Faithfull

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Summer Nights - Marianne Faithfull

Capo: 3

[Intro]

Am D

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[Verse 1]

Am D G Em

Winter's almost gone, oh how I've waited so long

Am D Am D

For summer nights

C F G

When there's magic in the air and I don't have a care

C F G

All that matters to me is that you are here

C E

On summer nights

[Chorus]

A D

There's a little cafe

A D

Where we can hear music play

G E

They keep the lights turned down low

G E

It's a place where lovers go

[Verse 2]

Am D G Em

There you'll hold me tight and say our love will always be this way

Am D Am D

On summer nights

C F G

At the end of the day we can go down to the bay

C F G

And together hand in hand we will walk along the sand

C E

On summer nights

[Chorus]

A D

In our little cafe

A D

We'll dance the night away

G E

And we know our love will be

G E

Always true eternally

[Verse 3]

Am D

And when the moon begins to shine

G Em

I can see that you are mine

C E

On summer nights

[Outro]

Am D Am D

On summer nights

Am D Am D Am

On summer nights

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