Summer Of Love
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Capo 2
Intro: C F G C
F G C
Step inside the shoes I walk in
F Cadd9 G C
Walk them down onto a pasture
F G C
Where the green may have been yellow
F Cadd9 G
But the music will remember
Am Em F-C-G
In the summer of love
Am Em F C G
In the summer of love, oh, oh oh ooh, oh
Am Em F-C-G C F Cadd9 G C
In the summer of love
F G C
Where we raged and reached for freedom
F Cadd9 G C
When we kissed and loved a stranger
F G C
And we asked our silly questions
F Cadd9 G Am
And would not settle for the reasons
E F
Did we rise up to the cause
G Am
Or did we cause the thing to happen?
F G C
When humanity awakens
F Cadd9 G
But the music will remember
Am Em F-C-G
In the summer of love
Am Em F C G
In the summer of love, oh, oh oh ooh, oh
Am Em F C G C F Cadd9 G C
In the summer of love (summer of love)
F G C
There's a power on a hillside
F Cadd9 G C
There was magic in the moment
F G C
It's a farmland that lies fallow
F Cadd9 G C Am
But the dream grows on forever
Bridge:
E F
Cynics laugh and make it less than
G
The extraordinary wonder
Am Em F-C-G
In the summer of love
Am Em F C G
In the summer of love, oh, oh oh ooh, oh
Am Em F C G
In the summer of love (summer of love)
C G
When must I lay down, lay down
C G
Lay down, lay down
C G
Lay down, lay down
Am Em F C G
In the summer of love (summer of love)
Am Em F C G C F Cadd9 G
In the summer of love, oh, oh oh ooh, oh
OUTRO:
Am F G
When humanity awakens
C F G
Then the music will remember
How to play Summer Of Love
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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.