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