Midsummer Classic Chords by Sundowner
Tempo:
150.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
C
G
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Em]
[Cm]
[D] [Em]
[C] I cut [D] corners on [E] the carpets now [Em]
[C] I [D] dance quarters on [Em] the windowsill
[C] Summer [D] left me to [Em] a different fate This [C] drastic [D] urge will take [Em] some time to find
[G] its way [C] I [D] run head on [Em] into traffic in [G] the afternoon
[C] I'll [D] log the longest miles [Em] alone at night [D] inside my room
[C] Where all [D] directions lead [Em] right back to me All [C] my [D] ambitions swim [Em] like driftwood through
[D] my dark sea of [C] sleep And it'll take [D]
some [Em] time
Yeah, [C] it'll take [D] some [Em] time
But [C] the dawn [D] will
[Em] come
Yeah, [C] the tide [D] will [Em] rise
[Cm]
[D] [Em]
[Cm]
[D] [Em]
[C] Her [D] eyes swelled up [Em] in the bar's soft lights
[C] I drank [D] and watched her laugh [Em] And then we sang [D] loud in the [C] dying streets
And I [D] was so drunk my [Em] heart floated like [G] a feather in [C] the breeze
I got [D] so high off [Em] all the blinking lights The [D] colors painted in [C] the night
[G]
[Em] Midsummer [G] classic blue and gold Our city casts its [Em] shadow
Kettle [G] boil, heads for [C] a roll Sun [D] downing's never getting [Em] old
And [G] underneath this crooked moon I can smell [D] the night begin [Em] to bloom
The northern [D] wind will [C] change again And my [D] geography [G] [Em] will bend
Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] And it'll take [D] some [G] time
[Em] Yeah, it'll take [D]
[C] some time
[Em] But the dawn [D] will [C] come
[Em] Yeah, the tide [D] will [G] rise
Yeah!
[D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Cm]
[D] [Em]
[C] I cut [D] corners on [E] the carpets now [Em]
[C] I [D] dance quarters on [Em] the windowsill
[C] Summer [D] left me to [Em] a different fate This [C] drastic [D] urge will take [Em] some time to find
[G] its way [C] I [D] run head on [Em] into traffic in [G] the afternoon
[C] I'll [D] log the longest miles [Em] alone at night [D] inside my room
[C] Where all [D] directions lead [Em] right back to me All [C] my [D] ambitions swim [Em] like driftwood through
[D] my dark sea of [C] sleep And it'll take [D]
some [Em] time
Yeah, [C] it'll take [D] some [Em] time
But [C] the dawn [D] will
[Em] come
Yeah, [C] the tide [D] will [Em] rise
[Cm]
[D] [Em]
[Cm]
[D] [Em]
[C] Her [D] eyes swelled up [Em] in the bar's soft lights
[C] I drank [D] and watched her laugh [Em] And then we sang [D] loud in the [C] dying streets
And I [D] was so drunk my [Em] heart floated like [G] a feather in [C] the breeze
I got [D] so high off [Em] all the blinking lights The [D] colors painted in [C] the night
[G]
[Em] Midsummer [G] classic blue and gold Our city casts its [Em] shadow
Kettle [G] boil, heads for [C] a roll Sun [D] downing's never getting [Em] old
And [G] underneath this crooked moon I can smell [D] the night begin [Em] to bloom
The northern [D] wind will [C] change again And my [D] geography [G] [Em] will bend
Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] And it'll take [D] some [G] time
[Em] Yeah, it'll take [D]
[C] some time
[Em] But the dawn [D] will [C] come
[Em] Yeah, the tide [D] will [G] rise
Yeah!
[D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
Key:
D
Em
C
G
Cm
D
Em
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I cut [D] _ corners on [E] the carpets now [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I [D] dance quarters on [Em] the _ _ windowsill _ _
_ [C] _ _ Summer [D] left me to [Em] a different _ fate This _ [C] _ _ drastic [D] urge will take [Em] some time to find
[G] its way _ [C] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ [D] run head on [Em] into traffic in [G] the afternoon _
_ [C] _ _ I'll [D] log the longest miles [Em] alone at night [D] inside my room
[C] _ Where all [D] _ directions lead [Em] right back to me _ _ All [C] _ _ my [D] ambitions swim [Em] like driftwood through
[D] my dark sea of [C] sleep _ _ And _ _ it'll _ take [D] _ _
some [Em] _ _ time _ _
Yeah, [C] it'll _ take [D] _ some _ [Em] _ _ time _ _
But [C] the dawn _ [D] will _
_ [Em] _ come _ _ _
Yeah, [C] the tide _ [D] _ will _ [Em] _ _ _ rise _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Her [D] eyes swelled up [Em] in the bar's soft _ lights
[C] _ _ I drank [D] and watched her laugh [Em] And then we sang [D] loud in the [C] dying streets
And I [D] was so drunk my [Em] heart floated like [G] a feather in [C] the breeze
I got [D] so high off [Em] all the blinking lights The [D] colors painted in [C] the night
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ Midsummer [G] classic blue and gold Our city casts its [Em] shadow
_ Kettle [G] boil, heads for [C] a roll Sun [D] downing's never getting [Em] old
And [G] underneath this crooked moon I can smell [D] the night begin [Em] to bloom
The northern [D] wind will [C] change again And my [D] _ geography [G] [Em] will bend
Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] _ _ Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] And it'll take _ [D] _ some _ [G] _ _ _ time _ _
[Em] Yeah, it'll _ take [D] _ _ _
[C] some _ _ _ time _
[Em] But the dawn [D] _ will _ [C] _ come _ _ _ _
[Em] Yeah, the tide _ _ [D] will _ [G] _ rise _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I cut [D] _ corners on [E] the carpets now [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I [D] dance quarters on [Em] the _ _ windowsill _ _
_ [C] _ _ Summer [D] left me to [Em] a different _ fate This _ [C] _ _ drastic [D] urge will take [Em] some time to find
[G] its way _ [C] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ [D] run head on [Em] into traffic in [G] the afternoon _
_ [C] _ _ I'll [D] log the longest miles [Em] alone at night [D] inside my room
[C] _ Where all [D] _ directions lead [Em] right back to me _ _ All [C] _ _ my [D] ambitions swim [Em] like driftwood through
[D] my dark sea of [C] sleep _ _ And _ _ it'll _ take [D] _ _
some [Em] _ _ time _ _
Yeah, [C] it'll _ take [D] _ some _ [Em] _ _ time _ _
But [C] the dawn _ [D] will _
_ [Em] _ come _ _ _
Yeah, [C] the tide _ [D] _ will _ [Em] _ _ _ rise _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Her [D] eyes swelled up [Em] in the bar's soft _ lights
[C] _ _ I drank [D] and watched her laugh [Em] And then we sang [D] loud in the [C] dying streets
And I [D] was so drunk my [Em] heart floated like [G] a feather in [C] the breeze
I got [D] so high off [Em] all the blinking lights The [D] colors painted in [C] the night
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ Midsummer [G] classic blue and gold Our city casts its [Em] shadow
_ Kettle [G] boil, heads for [C] a roll Sun [D] downing's never getting [Em] old
And [G] underneath this crooked moon I can smell [D] the night begin [Em] to bloom
The northern [D] wind will [C] change again And my [D] _ geography [G] [Em] will bend
Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] _ _ Back [G] and forth across the map until I reach the end
[Em] And it'll take _ [D] _ some _ [G] _ _ _ time _ _
[Em] Yeah, it'll _ take [D] _ _ _
[C] some _ _ _ time _
[Em] But the dawn [D] _ will _ [C] _ come _ _ _ _
[Em] Yeah, the tide _ _ [D] will _ [G] _ rise _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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