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