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