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Summer days, summer nights are gone
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Summer days and the summer nights are gone
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I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on
[Verse 2]
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I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
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I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud
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Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
[Verse 3]
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Everybody get ready—lift your glasses and sing
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Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing
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Well, I’m standin’ on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the King
[Verse 4]
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Well I’m drivin’ in the flats in a Cadillac car
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The girls all say, “You’re a worn-out star”
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My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime
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How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time?
[Verse 5]
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Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land
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The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land
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What good are you anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman?
[Verse 6]
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Wedding bells ringin’, the choir is beginning to sing
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Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing
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What looks good in the day, at night is another thing
[Verse 7]
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She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
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She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
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She says, “You can’t repeat the past.” I say, “You can’t? What do you mean,
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you can’t? Of course you can.”
[Verse 8]
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Where do you come from? Where do you go?
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Sorry that’s nothin’ you would need to know
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Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck
B7 E
Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck
[Verse 9]
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I got eight carburetors, boys I’m using ’em all
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Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I’m using ’em all
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I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall
[Verse 10]
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My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
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My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
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I got my hammer ringin’, pretty baby, but the nails ain’t goin’ down
[Verse 11]
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You got something to say, speak or hold your peace
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Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
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If it’s information you want you can go get it from the police
[Verse 12]
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Politician got on his jogging shoes
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He must be running for office, got no time to lose
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He been suckin’ the blood out of the genius of generosity
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You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me
[Verse 13]
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Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
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Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
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I’m countin’ on you love, to give me a break
[Verse 14]
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Well, I’m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift
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Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
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Gonna break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift
[Verse 15]
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Summer days, summer nights are gone
A7 E
Summer days, summer nights are gone
B7 E
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on