Summer Side of Life Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Tempo:
90.45 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bm

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Summer Side of Life chords
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[D] [G]
[D]
[G] [D] Peeking down [E] through [A] the fields of green
[G] On the summer side [D] of life
[A] His [G] love [D] was bright
There were [E] no [A] illusions
On [G]
the summer side [D] of life
[A] [G] Only [D]
tenderness
[F#]
And [Bm] if you saw [D] [G] him now
[F#] You'd wonder [Bm] [D] why
[G]
The whole [D] day long
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
There was [E] young [A] girls everywhere
[G] On the summer side [D] of life
[A] [G] They talked [D] all night
To the [E] young [A] men there
They knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life
[A] [G] Going off to [D] the fights
[F#]
And if [Bm] you saw [D]
him [G] now
[F#]
You'd wonder [Bm] [D] why
[G] The whole [D] day long
[G] [D]
[G] [F#m]
[Em] [D] Peeking [E] down [A] through the fields of green
[G] On the summer side [D] of life
[A]
[G] He prayed [D] all night
Then he [E] walked [A] into a house
[G] Where love had been [D] displaced
[A]
[G] Dischanced, [D] the waste
[F#] And if [Bm] you saw [D] [G] him now
[F#] You'd [Bm] wonder [D] why
[G]
The whole [D] day long
[G]
[D] [F#]
And [Bm] if you saw [D]
[G] him now
[F#]
You'd wonder [Bm] [D]
[G] why
[Bm]
[F#] And if [Bm] you saw [D]
[G] him
[F#]
You'd wonder [Bm] [D] why
[G] And [Bm]
[F#] if [Bm] you saw [D]
[G] him now
[F#] [Bm] [D]
[G] [F#m]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#
134211112
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - Summer Side Of Life chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, G, F#, Bm, D, A, G, D and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 45 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 90. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ Peeking down [E] through [A] the fields of green
[G] On the summer side [D] of life _
_ [A] _ His [G] love [D] was bright
_ _ _ There were [E] no [A] _ illusions
On [G]
the summer side [D] of life _
_ [A] _ [G] Only _ [D]
tenderness
_ _ [F#] _ _
And [Bm] if you saw [D] _ [G] him _ now
[F#] _ You'd wonder [Bm] _ _ [D] why
[G] _
_ The _ _ whole [D] day long
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
There was [E] young [A] girls everywhere
[G] On the summer side [D] of life
_ _ [A] _ [G] They talked [D] all night _ _
To the [E] young [A] men there
They knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life
_ _ [A] _ [G] Going off to [D] the fights
_ _ [F#] _
_ And if [Bm] you saw [D]
him [G] _ now
_ [F#] _
You'd wonder [Bm] _ [D] why
_ [G] _ _ _ The _ whole [D] day long _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ Peeking [E] down [A] through the fields of green
[G] On the summer side [D] of life
_ _ [A] _
[G] He prayed [D] all night _
_ _ Then he [E] walked [A] into a house
[G] Where love had been [D] displaced
_ _ [A] _
_ [G] Dischanced, [D] the waste _
_ [F#] _ _ And if [Bm] you saw [D] _ [G] him now
_ [F#] _ _ You'd [Bm] wonder [D] why
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ The whole [D] day long
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ And [Bm] if you saw [D] _
[G] him now
_ [F#] _
_ You'd wonder [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] why
_ _ [Bm] _
[F#] And if [Bm] you saw [D] _
[G] him
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ You'd wonder [Bm] _ [D] why
[G] And _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F#] _ if [Bm] you saw [D] _
[G] him now
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Summer Side Of Life album.

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