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Gmajor

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0--1p0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------0-----0--2p0----0--2p0------0--2p0-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0--1p0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------0-----0--2p0------0--2p0------0--2p0-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------4-----------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Or  you can do this for the intro
G  C  D  C
G  C  D7  C
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| p   Pull-off
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It staGrted with a beaCting of a froDzen winter heCart
It staGrted with a feeCling  I can mDake a brand new stCart
Gonna Amgo out  gonna shAmake off all the demCons of the day
Gonna sAming out  gonna sAmtay out 'cause the raCin has gone aDway
It's been a lCong  haGrd yDear
I've been waGiting for the suDmmer to cCome
So I wGait hDere
GWaiting for the liDght of the sCun
I've been waGiting for the suD7mmer to cGome
[Interlude]
G  C  D  C
I paGrted from the feeCling  I was nDever gonna chCange
And I staGrted to belCieve in the hDope of better dCays
Then the wAmind changed in the gAmarden
And the darCkness went away
I could hAmear you saAmying  "DCon't you be afDraid"
It's been a lCong  haGrd yDear
I've been waGiting for the suDmmer to cCome
So I wGait hDere
GWaiting for the liDght of the sCun
I've been waGiting for the suD7mmer to cGome
[Bridge]
G  C  D  C
G  C  D7  C
It's been a lCong  haGrd yDear
I've been waGiting for the suDmmer to cCome
So I wGait hDere
GWaiting for the liDght of the sCun
I've been waGiting for the suD7mmer to cGome
It's been haGrd yDear
I've been waiGting for the liDght of the sCun
I've been waiGting for the suD7mmer to cCome

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Summer

by Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----0--1p0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0----------0-----0--2p0----0--2p0------0--2p0-------------------------------------------|

G|----------------2----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----0--1p0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0----------0-----0--2p0------0--2p0------0--2p0-----------------------------------------|

G|----------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------4-----------2--------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Or you can do this for the intro

G C D C

G C D7 C

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| p Pull-off

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G C D C

It started with a beating of a frozen winter heart

G C D C

It started with a feeling I can make a brand new start

Am Am C

Gonna go out gonna shake off all the demons of the day

Am Am C D

Gonna sing out gonna stay out 'cause the rain has gone away

C G D

It's been a long hard year

G D C

I've been waiting for the summer to come

G D

So I wait here

G D C

Waiting for the light of the sun

G D7 G

I've been waiting for the summer to come

[Interlude]

G C D C

I parted from the feeling I was never gonna change

G C D C

And I started to believe in the hope of better days

Am Am

Then the wind changed in the garden

And the darkness went away

Am Am C D

I could hear you saying "Don't you be afraid"

C G D

It's been a long hard year

G D C

I've been waiting for the summer to come

G D

So I wait here

G D C

Waiting for the light of the sun

G D7 G

I've been waiting for the summer to come

[Bridge]

G C D C

G C D7 C

C G D

It's been a long hard year

G D C

I've been waiting for the summer to come

G D

So I wait here

G D C

Waiting for the light of the sun

G D7 G

I've been waiting for the summer to come

G D

It's been hard year

G D C

I've been waiting for the light of the sun

G D7 C

I've been waiting for the summer to come

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