Verse
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Summer days, summer nights are gone
D#7 A#
Summer days and the summer nights are gone
F7 A#
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on
[Verse 2]
A#
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
D#7 A#
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud
F7 A#
Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
[Verse 3]
A#
Everybody get ready—lift your glasses and sing
D#7 A#
Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing
F7 A#
Well, I’m standin’ on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the King
[Verse 4]
A#
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”
D#7 A#
My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime
F7 A#
How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time?
[Verse 5]
A#
Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land
D#7 A#
The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land
F7 A#
What good are you anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman?
[Verse 6]
A#
Wedding bells ringin’, the choir is beginning to sing
D#7 A#
Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing
F7 A#
What looks good in the day, at night is another thing
[Verse 7]
A#
She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
D#7 A#
She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
F7 A#
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]
A#
Where do you come from? Where do you go?
A#
Sorry that’s nothin’ you would need to know
D#7 A#
Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck
F7 A#
Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck
[Verse 9]
A#
I got eight carburetors, boys I’m using ’em all
D#7 A#
Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I’m using ’em all
F7 A#
I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall
[Verse 10]
A#
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
D#7 A#
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
F7 A#
I got my hammer ringin’, pretty baby, but the nails ain’t goin’ down
[Verse 11]
A#
You got something to say, speak or hold your peace
D#7 A#
Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
F7 A#
If it’s information you want you can go get it from the police
[Verse 12]
A#
Politician got on his jogging shoes
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He must be running for office, got no time to lose
D#7 A#
He been suckin’ the blood out of the genius of generosity
F7 A#
You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me
[Verse 13]
A#
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
D#7 A#
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
F7 A#
I’m countin’ on you love, to give me a break
[Verse 14]
A#
Well, I’m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift
D#7 A#
Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
F7 A#
Gonna break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift
[Verse 15]
A#
Summer days, summer nights are gone
D#7 A#
Summer days, summer nights are gone
F7 A#
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on