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[Notes]
CAPO III
Best played fingerpicking
[Voicings]
   Em902403x
   Am7x03020
     G32000x
 Cmaj7x32000
[Intro]
| Em9| Am7(x3)
| G   Cmaj7   G  G  
[Verse 1]
SomewhEm9ere up Am7there
In the Em9high mountain Am7air
Is the Em9girl that Am7I
Would have mGarrCmaj7iedG  G  
[Verse 2]
But the Em9summer was too Am7long
And the Em9ocean was too Am7wide
And the Gburden too Am7heavy
To be cGarCmaj7riedG  G  
[Verse 3]
In the Em9fall when thAm7ings were new
We Em9walked out and waAm7ndered through
And a Em9word set Am7my restless mind
To dGreCmaj7amingG  G  
[Verse 4]
Em9When her soft Am7warm caress
Em9Made the hours Am7stop and rest
  GI wondered Am7if it was...
GBut it was semen
[Verse 5]
Em9But the summer waAm7s too long
  Em9And the ocean Am7was too wide
Em9And our dreams Am7too heavy
GTo be Cmaj7carrieGdG  
[Verse 6]
Em9In those quiet Am7Autumn days
Em9Sitting in some Am7small cafe
GOur worths Am7they were set
GTo eaCmaj7ch othGerG  
[Verse 7]
Here Em9then when late aftAm7ernoon
CasteEm9d shadows across the Am7room
We’d Em9walk back Am7down the road
GToCmaj7getherG  G  
[Verse 8]
In the Em9winter of Am7the year
Em9Through the snow you Am7would appear
And we Glay around and Am7laughing times
WeGre easy
[Verse 9]
But ouEm9r words were dAm7eaf and blind
TEm9o the coming Am7summertime
EvEm9en though we kneAm7w inside
It was-a Gcoming
[Verse 10]
And iEm9n the spring when it was Am7warm
I would Em9hold your suntanned arm
And we’d walk across the Am7grass just
Feeling lGazy
[Verse 11]
But our Em9nights had just beAm7gun
To be wEm9orried restless oAm7nes
At the Em9thoughts of the Am7summer we
Were hGappy
[Verse 12]
When you’re Em9young you likely Am7seem
Like an Em9endless happy dAm7ream
But your Em9choices aren’t Am7always yours
For mGaking
[Verse 13]
Em9So I sail across the Am7mist
With a Em9promise and a Am7kiss
And I Em9saw her face in Am7every wave
That’s Gbreaking
[Verse 14]
And the Em9summer was too Am7long
And the Em9ocean was too Am7wide
And the Gburden too Am7heavy
To be GcarCmaj7riedG  G  
[Verse 15]
Well I’ve Em9seen her lots of Am7times
Since that Em9summer all arrAm7ived
And I Em9know that what we Am7used to have
Is Gover
[Verse 16]
Em9But somehow Am7I can’t be sad
Em9Thinking about the Am7times we had
  GIt was love Am7and I'll remember it
  GForever
[Verse 17]
  Em9And somewhere Am7up there
  Em9In the high Am7mountain air
  Em9Is the girl Am7that I
  G  Cmaj7Would GhaGve married
[Verse 18]
  Em9But the summer Am7was too long
  Em9And the ocean Am7was too wide
  Em9And the burden Am7too heavy
GTo Cmaj7be caGrrCmaj7iedG  Cmaj7  
|G  

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Cool Summer

by Bob Lind

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

Am7

Cmaj7

[Notes]

CAPO III

Best played fingerpicking

[Voicings]

Em9

02403x

Am7

x03020

32000x

Cmaj7

x32000

[Intro]

Em9 Am7

| | (x3)

G Cmaj7 G G

[Verse 1]

Em9 Am7

Somewhere up there

Em9 Am7

In the high mountain air

Em9 Am7

Is the girl that I

G Cmaj7 G G

Would have married

[Verse 2]

Em9 Am7

But the summer was too long

Em9 Am7

And the ocean was too wide

G Am7

And the burden too heavy

G Cmaj7 G G

To be carried

[Verse 3]

Em9 Am7

In the fall when things were new

Em9 Am7

We walked out and wandered through

Em9 Am7

And a word set my restless mind

G Cmaj7 G G

To dreaming

[Verse 4]

Em9 Am7

When her soft warm caress

Em9 Am7

Made the hours stop and rest

G Am7

I wondered if it was...

But it was semen

[Verse 5]

Em9 Am7

But the summer was too long

Em9 Am7

And the ocean was too wide

Em9 Am7

And our dreams too heavy

G Cmaj7 G G

To be carried

[Verse 6]

Em9 Am7

In those quiet Autumn days

Em9 Am7

Sitting in some small cafe

G Am7

Our worths they were set

G Cmaj7 G G

To each other

[Verse 7]

Em9 Am7

Here then when late afternoon

Em9 Am7

Casted shadows across the room

Em9 Am7

We’d walk back down the road

G Cmaj7 G G

Together

[Verse 8]

Em9 Am7

In the winter of the year

Em9 Am7

Through the snow you would appear

G Am7

And we lay around and laughing times

Were easy

[Verse 9]

Em9 Am7

But our words were deaf and blind

Em9 Am7

To the coming summertime

Em9 Am7

Even though we knew inside

It was-a coming

[Verse 10]

Em9 Am7

And in the spring when it was warm

Em9

I would hold your suntanned arm

Am7

And we’d walk across the grass just

Feeling lazy

[Verse 11]

Em9 Am7

But our nights had just begun

Em9 Am7

To be worried restless ones

Em9 Am7

At the thoughts of the summer we

Were happy

[Verse 12]

Em9 Am7

When you’re young you likely seem

Em9 Am7

Like an endless happy dream

Em9 Am7

But your choices aren’t always yours

For making

[Verse 13]

Em9 Am7

So I sail across the mist

Em9 Am7

With a promise and a kiss

Em9 Am7

And I saw her face in every wave

That’s breaking

[Verse 14]

Em9 Am7

And the summer was too long

Em9 Am7

And the ocean was too wide

G Am7

And the burden too heavy

G Cmaj7 G G

To be carried

[Verse 15]

Em9 Am7

Well I’ve seen her lots of times

Em9 Am7

Since that summer all arrived

Em9 Am7

And I know that what we used to have

Is over

[Verse 16]

Em9 Am7

But somehow I can’t be sad

Em9 Am7

Thinking about the times we had

G Am7

It was love and I'll remember it

Forever

[Verse 17]

Em9 Am7

And somewhere up there

Em9 Am7

In the high mountain air

Em9 Am7

Is the girl that I

G Cmaj7 G G

Would have married

[Verse 18]

Em9 Am7

But the summer was too long

Em9 Am7

And the ocean was too wide

Em9 Am7

And the burden too heavy

G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7

To be carried

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