Intro
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[Verse 1]
G C
I was in your presence for an hour or so
D G
Or was it a day? I truly don’t know
G C
Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low
D G
By that soft and shining sea
G C
Did you respect me for what I did
D G
Or for what I didn’t do, or for keeping it hid?
G C
Did I lose my mind when I tried to get rid
D G
Of everything you see?
[Chorus]
G C D G
In the summertime ... ah in the summertime
G C D G
In the summertime ... when you were with me
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
G C
I got the heart and you got the blood
D G
We cut through iron and we cut through mud
G C
Then came the warnin’ that was before the flood
D G
That set everybody free
G C
Fools they made a mock of sin
D G
Our loyalty they tried to win
G C
But you were closer to me than my next of kin
D G
When they didn’t want to know or see
[Chorus]
G C D G
In the summertime ... ah in the summertime
G C D G
In the summertime ... when you were with me
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
G C
Strangers, they meddled in our affairs
D G
Poverty and shame was theirs
G C
But all that sufferin’ was not to be compared
D G
With the glory that is to be
G C
And I’m still carrying the gift you gave
D G
It’s a part of me now, it’s been cherished and saved
G C
It’ll be with me unto the grave
D G
And then unto eternity
[Chorus]
G C D G
In the summertime ... ah in the summertime
G C D G
In the summertime ... when you were with me
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)