Chords for gordon lightfoot summer side of life live in concert bbc 1972
Tempo:
98.925 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] He came [A] down through the fields of green [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] His love [D] was right.
There was [A] no illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] Only [D] tenderness.
[F#] And [Bm] if you saw [D]
[G] him [F#] now, you'd [B] wonder [D] [G] why he would cry all [D] day long.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] He came [E]
[A] down to save us [G] all on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] His love [D] so right.
Then he [E] walked [A] into a house [G] full of love.
But then [D] this place [A] [G] is [D] just a waste.
[F#] And [B] if you saw [D] [G] him [F#] now, you'd [Bm] wonder [D] why
[G] he would cry all [D] day long.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] There was young [A] girls everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] They [G] talked [D] all night.
There was [A] no defenders then [G] to reach his soul's [D] delight.
[A] No [G] chance [D] was missed.
[F#] And [Bm] if you saw [D]
[G] him [F#] now, you'd [B] wonder [D] why [G]
he would cry all [D] day long.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] There was [A] wives and mothers on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] They prayed [D] all night.
For the [E] young [A] men that they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life
were [A] [G] going [D] off to fight.
[F#] And [B] if you saw [D] [G] him [F#] now, you'd wonder [Bm] [D]
[G] why he would cry all [D] day long.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [D#] [Em]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] He came [A] down through the fields of green [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] His love [D] was right.
There was [A] no illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] Only [D] tenderness.
[F#] And [Bm] if you saw [D]
[G] him [F#] now, you'd [B] wonder [D] [G] why he would cry all [D] day long.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] He came [E]
[A] down to save us [G] all on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] His love [D] so right.
Then he [E] walked [A] into a house [G] full of love.
But then [D] this place [A] [G] is [D] just a waste.
[F#] And [B] if you saw [D] [G] him [F#] now, you'd [Bm] wonder [D] why
[G] he would cry all [D] day long.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] There was young [A] girls everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] They [G] talked [D] all night.
There was [A] no defenders then [G] to reach his soul's [D] delight.
[A] No [G] chance [D] was missed.
[F#] And [Bm] if you saw [D]
[G] him [F#] now, you'd [B] wonder [D] why [G]
he would cry all [D] day long.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] There was [A] wives and mothers on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
[A] [G] They prayed [D] all night.
For the [E] young [A] men that they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life
were [A] [G] going [D] off to fight.
[F#] And [B] if you saw [D] [G] him [F#] now, you'd wonder [Bm] [D]
[G] why he would cry all [D] day long.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [D#] [Em]
Key:
D
G
A
F#
Bm
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] He came [A] down through the fields of green [G] on the summer side [D] of life. _ _
[A] _ [G] His love [D] was right. _ _
_ There was [A] no _ illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life. _ _
[A] _ [G] Only _ [D] tenderness. _ _
[F#] _ _ And [Bm] if you saw [D] _
[G] him _ _ [F#] now, _ you'd [B] wonder _ [D] _ [G] why _ _ he would cry all [D] day long. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ He came [E]
[A] down to save us [G] all on the summer side [D] of life.
_ [A] _ [G] His love [D] so right.
_ _ _ Then he [E] walked [A] into a house [G] full of love.
But then [D] this place _ _ [A] _ [G] is [D] just a waste.
_ _ [F#] _ _ And [B] if you saw [D] _ [G] him _ _ [F#] now, _ you'd [Bm] wonder [D] why _
[G] _ _ _ he would cry all [D] day long.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ There was young [A] girls _ everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life. _ _
[A] _ They [G] talked [D] all night. _
_ There was [A] no defenders then [G] to reach his soul's [D] delight. _
[A] _ No [G] chance [D] was missed. _
[F#] _ _ And [Bm] if you saw _ [D] _
[G] him _ [F#] now, _ you'd [B] wonder _ [D] why _ [G] _ _
he would cry all [D] day _ long.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ There was [A] wives and mothers on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
_ _ [A] _ [G] They prayed [D] all night.
_ _ _ For the [E] young [A] men that they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life
were [A] _ [G] going [D] off to fight.
_ [F#] _ _ And [B] if you saw [D] _ _ [G] him _ [F#] now, _ you'd wonder [Bm] _ _ [D] _
[G] why _ he would cry all [D] day long.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] He came [A] down through the fields of green [G] on the summer side [D] of life. _ _
[A] _ [G] His love [D] was right. _ _
_ There was [A] no _ illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life. _ _
[A] _ [G] Only _ [D] tenderness. _ _
[F#] _ _ And [Bm] if you saw [D] _
[G] him _ _ [F#] now, _ you'd [B] wonder _ [D] _ [G] why _ _ he would cry all [D] day long. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ He came [E]
[A] down to save us [G] all on the summer side [D] of life.
_ [A] _ [G] His love [D] so right.
_ _ _ Then he [E] walked [A] into a house [G] full of love.
But then [D] this place _ _ [A] _ [G] is [D] just a waste.
_ _ [F#] _ _ And [B] if you saw [D] _ [G] him _ _ [F#] now, _ you'd [Bm] wonder [D] why _
[G] _ _ _ he would cry all [D] day long.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ There was young [A] girls _ everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life. _ _
[A] _ They [G] talked [D] all night. _
_ There was [A] no defenders then [G] to reach his soul's [D] delight. _
[A] _ No [G] chance [D] was missed. _
[F#] _ _ And [Bm] if you saw _ [D] _
[G] him _ [F#] now, _ you'd [B] wonder _ [D] why _ [G] _ _
he would cry all [D] day _ long.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ There was [A] wives and mothers on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
_ _ [A] _ [G] They prayed [D] all night.
_ _ _ For the [E] young [A] men that they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life
were [A] _ [G] going [D] off to fight.
_ [F#] _ _ And [B] if you saw [D] _ _ [G] him _ [F#] now, _ you'd wonder [Bm] _ _ [D] _
[G] why _ he would cry all [D] day long.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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