1969
I:
F# F#7
Adieu, Emile, my trusted friend
G#m Bm
we know each other since we were nine or ten
F# F#7
together we've climbed hills and trees
G#7
learned of love and ABCs
C#7 F#
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
II:
F# F#7
Adieu, Emile, it's hard to die
G#m Bm
when all the birds are singing in the sky
F# F#7
now that the spring is in the air,
G#7
pretty girls are everywhere
C#7 F#
think of me and I'll be there
CHORUS:
F#
We had joy, we had fun
B G#m
we had seasons in the sun
C#7
but the hills we used to climb
F#
were just seasons out of time...
F#
All the lies we had found
B G#m
we had seasons in the sun
C#7
but the hills we used to climb
D - E - F#
were just seasons out of time...
III:
F# F#7
Adieu, papa, please pray for me
G#m D
I was the black-sheep of the family
F# F#7
you tried to teach me right from wrong
G#7
too much wine and too much song
C#7 F#
I wonder how I got along
IV:
F# F#7
Adieu, papa, it's hard to die
G#m Bm
when all the birds are singing in the sky
F# F#7
now that the spring is in the air,
G#7
pretty girls are everywhere
C#7 F#
think of me and I'll be there
Repeat Chorus
V:
F# F#7
Adieu, Francoise, my trusted wife
G#m Bm
Without you, I could have a lonely life
F# F#7
you cheated lots of times, but then
G#7
I forgave you in the end
C#7 F#
though your lover was my friend!...
Repeat Chorus