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The Summers Of Our Youth

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(Magne)
CThere's nothing you can Gmsay 
FTo make me change my Emmind 
FIt happens all the Emtime 
CJust let the plot unGwind 
As Cwe look back and Gmsee 
Our Fyesterdays entEmwine 
The Fbeauty and the Emtruth 
The Csummers of our Gyouth 
And Amyou can go there Fanytime 
The Cmovies on your Gmind 
And Amyou can see it Fclearly 
Where we Coverstepped the Gline 
(Morten)
CWhatcha gonna Gdo when lights go Amout
Whatcha gonna tFhink it's all abCout 
Whatcha gonna Gdo when time is Amup 
Whatcha gonna Fdo to make it change the way you feCel?G  Am  F  
(Magne)
Our Clife's a precious Gmgift
You've Ffelt it once or Emtwice
How Feverything comes Emonce
But Conce a million tGimes
But Amyou can find it Fanywhere
You Cknow I speak the Gtruth
I Amwish there was a Fway back to
The Csummers of our Gyouth
(Morten)
CWhatcha gonna Gdo when time is Amup 
Whatcha gonna Fdo to make it Cstop
Whatcha gonna Gdo when lights go Amout
Whatcha gonna Fthink it’s all, think it’s all aCbouGt..Am.?F  C  

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The Summers Of Our Youth

by a-ha

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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(Magne)

C Gm

There's nothing you can say

F Em

To make me change my mind

F Em

It happens all the time

C G

Just let the plot unwind

C Gm

As we look back and see

F Em

Our yesterdays entwine

F Em

The beauty and the truth

C G

The summers of our youth

Am F

And you can go there anytime

C G

The movies on your mind

Am F

And you can see it clearly

C G

Where we overstepped the line

(Morten)

C G Am

Whatcha gonna do when lights go out

F C

Whatcha gonna think it's all about

G Am

Whatcha gonna do when time is up

F C G Am F

Whatcha gonna do to make it change the way you feel?

(Magne)

C Gm

Our life's a precious gift

F Em

You've felt it once or twice

F Em

How everything comes once

C G

But once a million times

Am F

But you can find it anywhere

C G

You know I speak the truth

Am F

I wish there was a way back to

C G

The summers of our youth

(Morten)

C G Am

Whatcha gonna do when time is up

F C

Whatcha gonna do to make it stop

G Am

Whatcha gonna do when lights go out

F C G Am F C

Whatcha gonna think it’s all, think it’s all about...?

About The Summers Of Our Youth Chords by a-ha

Learn how to play The Summers Of Our Youth by a-ha with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Summers Of Our Youth chords”, “The Summers Of Our Youth guitar chords”, or “a-ha The Summers Of Our Youth 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 Of Our Youth chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Summers Of Our Youth lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Gm, F, Em, G, Am.

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