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Summer Evening

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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DSay this deal's about Gover, and I guess that's Dtrue,
Town used to have Atwelve stores, now we got Dtwo. D7  
Big boys Gmovin' in, small farmers Dmovin' on.
The way may be Agoin', but the life ain't Dgone. D7  
[VersE 2]
On a summer Gevenin' when the corn's head Dhigh,
And there's more lightnin' Abugs than stars in the Dsky. D7  
Ah, you get the Gfeelin' things may be Dalright,
On a summer Aevenin' before the dark of Dnight.D7  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  D|  D|  A|  A|  D|  D7|  G|  G|  D|  D|  A|  A|
|  D|  D|  D|  D|
[Verse 3]
Walked down by the Griver where my good fields Dare,
It's a dusty old Aroad, but there ain't many Dcars. D7  
Think about my Gwife, my daughter and my Dson,
If the good Lord's still Alookin', the Lord's will be Ddone.
[Verse 4]
But on a summer Gevenin' when the corn's head Dhigh,
And there's more lightnin' Abugs than stars in the Dsky. D7  
Ah, you get the Gfeelin' things may be Dalright,
On a summer Aevenin' before the dark of Dnight.D7  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  D|  D|  A|  A|  D|
[Outro]
DMmm, on a summer Gevenin' when the corn's head Dhigh,
And there's more lightnin' Abugs than stars in the Dsky.
Ah you get the Gfeelin' things may be Dalright,
On a summer Aevenin' before the dark of Dnight.
On a summer Aevenin' before the dark of Gnight. G  D  D  

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Summer Evening

by Greg Brown

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D G D

Say this deal's about over, and I guess that's true,

A D D7

Town used to have twelve stores, now we got two.

G D

Big boys movin' in, small farmers movin' on.

A D D7

The way may be goin', but the life ain't gone.

[VersE 2]

G D

On a summer evenin' when the corn's head high,

A D D7

And there's more lightnin' bugs than stars in the sky.

G D

Ah, you get the feelin' things may be alright,

A D D7

On a summer evenin' before the dark of night.

[Instrumental]

G G D D A A D D7 G G D D A A

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D D D D

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[Verse 3]

G D

Walked down by the river where my good fields are,

A D D7

It's a dusty old road, but there ain't many cars.

G D

Think about my wife, my daughter and my son,

A D

If the good Lord's still lookin', the Lord's will be done.

[Verse 4]

G D

But on a summer evenin' when the corn's head high,

A D D7

And there's more lightnin' bugs than stars in the sky.

G D

Ah, you get the feelin' things may be alright,

A D D7

On a summer evenin' before the dark of night.

[Instrumental]

G G D D A A D

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[Outro]

D G D

Mmm, on a summer evenin' when the corn's head high,

A D

And there's more lightnin' bugs than stars in the sky.

G D

Ah you get the feelin' things may be alright,

A D

On a summer evenin' before the dark of night.

A G G D D

On a summer evenin' before the dark of night.

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