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The Decemberists - Summersong 
Corrected version
capo 4th fret
[Intro]
Ame|-5-3-C5-0---Em--------G-------------|
B|---------3-5-3-1-0-1-0----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0--------|
AmRamblinC' where to begin
EmI taste the summer on your Gpeppery skin
AmBeen saved Cthe warmer the waves
EmI felt a slip into a Gwatery grave
[ Am   C   Em  G](2x)
AmMy girl, Clinen and curls
EmLips parting like a flag all unGfurled
AmShe's grand Cthe bend of her hand
EmDigging deep into the swGeep of the sand
[ Am   C   Em  G](2x)
[Chorus]
GSummer Amarrives Emwith a length of lAmights
EmSummer Amblows aFway
CAnd quietly gets Gswallowed by a AmwaveC  Em  G  
AmIt gets CswallEmowed by a Gwave 
Waylay the din of the day
Boats bobbing in the blue of the bay
In deep far beneath all the dead sailors
Slowly slipping to sleep
My girl, linen and curls
Lips parting like a flag all unfurled
She's grand the bend of her hand
Digging deep into the sweep of the sand
Summer arrives with a length of lights
Summer blows away
And quietly gets swallowed by a wave
It gets swallowed by a wave...

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Summersong

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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The Decemberists - Summersong

Corrected version

capo 4th fret

[Intro]

Am C Em G

e|-5-3-5-0------------------------|

B|---------3-5-3-1-0-1-0----------|

G|--------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|

E|-----------------------0--------|

Am C

Ramblin' where to begin

Em G

I taste the summer on your peppery skin

Am C

Been saved the warmer the waves

Em G

I felt a slip into a watery grave

Am C Em G

[ ](2x)

Am C

My girl, linen and curls

Em G

Lips parting like a flag all unfurled

Am C

She's grand the bend of her hand

Em G

Digging deep into the sweep of the sand

Am C Em G

[ ](2x)

[Chorus]

G Am Em Am

Summer arrives with a length of lights

Em Am F

Summer blows away

C G Am C Em G

And quietly gets swallowed by a wave

Am C Em G

It gets swallowed by a wave

Waylay the din of the day

Boats bobbing in the blue of the bay

In deep far beneath all the dead sailors

Slowly slipping to sleep

My girl, linen and curls

Lips parting like a flag all unfurled

She's grand the bend of her hand

Digging deep into the sweep of the sand

Summer arrives with a length of lights

Summer blows away

And quietly gets swallowed by a wave

It gets swallowed by a wave...

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