Summer
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C G D Am (2x)
[Verse]
C G
Rolled in as wild and free
D Am
As in Clearwater Beach at 17 memory
C G
Eyes blue as the July sky
D Am
Sent shivers down my spine every time that he'd smile at me
C G
The way he took off that white T-shirt
D Am
The way he looked walking out of that water
C G (stop)
And it just got hotter and hotter
[Chorus]
C G
The tan line is fading on my sun kissed skin
D Am
Hits me like a wave when I think about it
C C
Sublime on the boombox
G
Our bare feet in the sand
D D
Making out on the boardwalk
Am
My heart on fire in his hands, yeah
C G
He drove away in the first of September
D Am
But I remember, yeah I remember
C
He talked like
G
And he walked like
D
And he looked like
Am (stop)
And he burned like
C G
Summer, summer
D Am
Oh, oh
C G
He burned like summer, summer
D Am
Oh, oh
[Verse]
C G
His kiss was a sweet salt breeze
D Am
Had a hold on me like the moon pulls the tide
C G
Took me up on the Ferris wheel
D
And I swear it feels
Am
Like I never came down from the high
C G
I know we never said forever
D Am C G
But something bout it felt like it would never end
[Chorus]
C G
The tan line is fading on my sun kissed skin
D Am
Hits me like a wave when I think about it
C C
Sublime on the boombox
G
Our bare feet in the sand
D D
Making out on the boardwalk
Am
My heart on fire in his hands, yeah
C G
He drove away in the first of September
D Am
But I remember, yeah I remember
C
He talked like
G
And he walked like
D
And he looked like
Am
And he burned like
C G
Summer, summer
Oh
D Am
Bottle rocket sparks in the Florida sky
C G
Summer, summer
D Am (one strum)
Something that bright has gotta burn out sometime
[Chorus]
C G
The tan line is fading on my sun kissed skin
D Am
Hits me like a wave when I think about it
C C
Sublime on the boombox
G
Our bare feet in the sand
D D
Making out on the boardwalk
Am
My heart on fire in his hands, yeah
C G
He drove away in the first of September
D Am
But I remember, yeah I remember
C
He talked like
G
And he walked like
D
And he looked like
Am (stop)
And he burned like
C G
Summer, summer
D Am
Yeah
C G
He burned like summer, summer
D Am C (one strum)
Oh, he burned like summer
How to play Summer
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.