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The Camp Song

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Straight from Peter Katz's website:
[Intro]
G   C/G   G    Em    D/F#   G
[Pre-Verse]
GHow can I C/Gexplain what I take aGway when the autumn fEmalls and we D/F#go  our separate waGys
GWhat is it exC/Gactly, how can I descGribe, all that I Emdiscovered  D/F#by that firGeside
[Verse]
AmSome things aren't Am/BdefinC/Ged
AmSome things theyAm/B're jusC/Gt righD/At
[Chorus]
‘Cause it's Gmore than the green of trees
AmIt's more than the summer breeze
C/GThe smell of rocks and water
GWashing over Dme
GIt's more than the orange fire
AmIt's more than the fishing wire
C/GIt's more than the cabin walls
GOr that morning bugle Dcall 
It's C/Gsomething you can't tD/Aouch
But you can hold so GdearC/G  
[Verse]
AmSome things aren't Am/BdefinC/Ged
AmSome things theyAm/B're jusC/Gt righD/At
[Chorus]
‘Cause it's Gmore than the green of trees
AmIt's more than the summer breeze
C/GThe smell of rocks and water
GWashing over Dme
GIt's more than the orange fire
AmIt's more than the fishing wire
C/GIt's more than the cabin walls
GOr that morning bugle Dcall 
It's C/Gsomething you can't tD/Aouch
But you can hold so GdearC/G  
[Outro]
(alternate between  Gand C/G)
oh it won’t be long, ‘til the summer comes…

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The Camp Song

by Peter Katz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D/F#

Am/B

D/A

Straight from Peter Katz's website:

[Intro]

G C/G G Em D/F# G

[Pre-Verse]

G C/G G Em D/F# G

How can I explain what I take away when the autumn falls and we go our separate ways

G C/G G Em D/F# G

What is it exactly, how can I describe, all that I discovered by that fireside

[Verse]

Am Am/B C/G

Some things aren't defined

Am Am/B C/G D/A

Some things they're just right

[Chorus]

‘Cause it's more than the green of trees

It's more than the summer breeze

C/G

The smell of rocks and water

G D

Washing over me

It's more than the orange fire

It's more than the fishing wire

C/G

It's more than the cabin walls

G D

Or that morning bugle call

C/G D/A

It's something you can't touch

G C/G

But you can hold so dear

[Verse]

Am Am/B C/G

Some things aren't defined

Am Am/B C/G D/A

Some things they're just right

[Chorus]

‘Cause it's more than the green of trees

It's more than the summer breeze

C/G

The smell of rocks and water

G D

Washing over me

It's more than the orange fire

It's more than the fishing wire

C/G

It's more than the cabin walls

G D

Or that morning bugle call

C/G D/A

It's something you can't touch

G C/G

But you can hold so dear

[Outro]

G C/G

(alternate between and )

oh it won’t be long, ‘til the summer comes…

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