Summer Home
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Intro
G
I promised you I'm never giving up
Never giving up, never giving up
D
I won't give in
G
But now that my body's giving up
D
My legs are giving out my head is throwing up its hands, it's asking
Em
Can we wait for the summer again?
G
Can we hold out for summer again?
Em D
Can we ever be whole again?
Bridge
G C G
It's how we start over (starting over)
Em G C G
It's how we start, it's how we start over
G C G
It's how we start over (starting over)
Em G C G
It's how we start, it's how we start over
verse 1
Em D G D
My old house, my childhood's tomb
Em C G D
It is a failing light, but it will come back soon
Em D G D
A candle burns in your old room
Em C G D
And before it goes out, I swear I will find you
verse 2
Em D G D
My little sister I was two
Em C G D
The year that you were born, and Ben came after you
Em D G D
We all three shared gentle youth
Em C G D
Our mother combed our hair, our father cleaned our wounds
verse 3
Em D G D
Then a small thing happened or sunk its tooth
Em C G D
And I was left behind, in different shapes you move
Em D G D
In my peripheral sight I reach out for you
Em C G D
But when I turn my head I'm in an empty room
verse 4
Em D G D
A faceless clock, the hands unmoved
Em C G D
But for a layer of dust, a cobweb or two
Em D G D
In a broken mirror I see my broken truths
Em C G D
Now when I comb my hair, I pull the gray ones loose
Verse 5
Em D G D
My old house my childhood's tomb
Em C G D
It is a failing light, but it will come back soon
Em D G D
In the backyard, birds, a dogwood blooms
Em C G D
I will come back home, I will wait for you
Outro
Em G
I will wait for the summer (wait for the summer)
C G
I will hold out for summer (hold out for summer)
Em G
I will wait for the summer (wait for the summer)
C G
I will hold out for summer (hold out for summer)
Em
I will wait, there's a promised land
G C D G
In every man's heart, there is a summer
How to play Summer Home
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.