Summer Years

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Verse Chorus
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Em Am7
02200x x0201x
D Bm7
xx023x x2023x
G D/F#
32000x 2002xx
C Em
x3201x 0220xx
G
32000x
Capo 7th fret
[Intro]
Em D G C
Em D G C
[Verse 1]
Em D
Sometimes I wake at night
G C
And watch the rain fall through the street lights
Em D
'Cause you're standing still in my mind
G C
Fading out, waving goodbye
[Chorus 1]
Am7 Bm7
And I wonder where you are tonight
D/F# Em
If the one you're with was a compromise
Am7 Bm7
As we're walking lines in parallel
D/F# Em
That will never meet and it's just as well
Em D G C
[Verse 2]
Em D
Sometimes I'm overcome
G C
By every choice I couldn't outrun
Em D
The junctions all disappear
G C
You can't double back to your summer years
[Chorus 2]
Am7 Bm7
And I wonder where you are tonight
D/F# Em
If the one you're with was a compromise
Am7 Bm7
As we're walking lines in parallel
D/F# Em
That will never meet and it's just as well
Am7 Bm7
And I wonder where you are tonight
G Em D/F#
And the one you're with was a compromise
Am7 Bm7
As we're walking lines in parallel
G Em D/F#
That will never meet and it's just as well, it's just as well
[Bridge]
Em D G C
Em D G C
[Chorus 3]
Am7 Bm7
And I wonder where you are tonight
D/F# Em
If the one you're with was a compromise
Am7 Bm7
As we're walking lines in parallel
D/F# Em
That will never meet and it's just as well
Am7 Bm7
And I wonder where you are tonight
G Em D/F#
And the one you're with was a compromise
Am7 Bm7
As we're walking lines in parallel
G Em D/F#
That will never meet and it's just as well, it's just as well

Summer Years chords and lyrics

Free chords for Summer Years by Death Cab for Cutie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Verse          Chorus
----------     ------------
Em  02200x     Am7   x0201x
D   xx023x     Bm7   x2023x
G   32000x     D/F#  2002xx
C   x3201x     Em    0220xx
               G     32000x
Capo 7th fret
[Intro]
Em  D  G  C
Em  D  G  C
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
Em  D  G  C
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
Em  D  G  C
Em  D  G  C
[Chorus 3]

Summer Years Chords by Death Cab for Cutie

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