The Summers Long

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[Intro]
D G D A D A
[Verse]
D F#m G A D
A friend lay dying and I could have said
F#m G A
"Raise your head on me and I'll try to show you Spain
D F#m G A D
But he slipped away and I'll never have the chance again
[Chorus]
Em F#m A
And the summer's long, long, long
D
And the summer's long
Em F#m A
And the summer's long, long, long
D A
And the summer's long
[Verse]
D F#m G A D
There was a girl who loved me and I could have held her hand
F#m G A
Against my chest and helped to ease her pain
D F#m G A D
Now she's gone away and I'll never have the chance again
[Chorus]
Em F#m A
And the summer's long, long, long
D
And the summer's long
Em F#m A
And the summer's long, long, long
D B
And the summer's long
[Verse]
E G#m A B E
There is a world so needy, but we treat it like it's dead
G#m A B
I don't know what we all expect to gain
E G#m A B E
One day it will be gone and we'll never have the chance again
[Chorus]
F#m G#m B
And the summer's long, long, long
E
And the summer's long
F#m G#m B
And the summer's long, long, long
E B
And the summer's long
F#m G#m B
And the summer's long, long, long
E
And the summer's long
E
And the summer's long

The Summers Long chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Summers Long by The Kingston Trio. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
D   G  D  A    D    A
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]

The Summers Long Chords by The Kingston Trio

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