Chords for "Summer Days" (acoustic) Michael McDermott, Schuba's, Chicago 2010
Tempo:
139.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] She was going to be an actress in high school and I was going to be a rock star.
[Bm] So we talked years later and things weren't going good for either [Em] of us.
So this is kind of where it came out of that.
It's called Summer Day.
That's alright, [G] Mike.
[C]
[Em] [D] [G] [D] [G]
In the middle of the night, my [D] mama took [Em] her last breath
Threw [G] her loved arms [D] around the [G] angel of death
She didn't know what to do, [D] had taken care of [G] mama so long
Mama always told me, girl, stand up and be strong
Like a woman that's gone back to [D] work, and [G] thank God for that
She'd spent six months and seen me, I'd [D] had that mild [C] heart attack
[G] My sister Margaret, she got married [D]
and moved [G] across town
Going quentin gets to drinking, you [D] don't [C] want to be around [G] if you're a woman
She [D] [G]
said, you remember those summer days
[C] I'd go see every lousy gig you played
[G] I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one was [D] listening
[G] I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each [G] other's hand as if they were [D] our dream
[G] Those days are just distant memories and how I [D] miss, [G] how I miss you
[D] [G] Yeah, I was taking care of ma, and things were going [C] along just fine
[G]
As far as my life, this isn't what I had in [C] mind
[G] I heard your last record, yeah, I thought it was great
I never heard much about it, but at least you escaped
And I never made it as an actress, [D] but I guess [C] that's pretty [G]
clear
And I don't know where I'm going from here
Just feeling disconnected, like we fell in love
And maybe one of these days, Michael, [D] you'll write me a [G] song about a woman
She said, you remember those summer days
I'd [Cm] go see [G] every lousy gig you played
I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no [Dm] one was listening
[Am] [G] I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We held [C] each other's hand [G] as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant memories and how I miss, how [C] I miss you
[G]
[C]
[D] [G]
Oh, [C] oh, [D] [G]
[C] oh, oh, [G] oh
She said, you remember those summer days
I'd go see every lousy gig you played
I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one [D] was listening
[G]
I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each [G] other's hand as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant memories and [D] how I miss them, how [C] I miss them
[Em]
Yeah, I miss you too
[G] I
[C] miss you [Em] too
[G]
I [D] [C] miss you [G] too
[D] I do, [C]
[G] I do
[D] [G]
[Cm] [N]
[Bm] So we talked years later and things weren't going good for either [Em] of us.
So this is kind of where it came out of that.
It's called Summer Day.
That's alright, [G] Mike.
[C]
[Em] [D] [G] [D] [G]
In the middle of the night, my [D] mama took [Em] her last breath
Threw [G] her loved arms [D] around the [G] angel of death
She didn't know what to do, [D] had taken care of [G] mama so long
Mama always told me, girl, stand up and be strong
Like a woman that's gone back to [D] work, and [G] thank God for that
She'd spent six months and seen me, I'd [D] had that mild [C] heart attack
[G] My sister Margaret, she got married [D]
and moved [G] across town
Going quentin gets to drinking, you [D] don't [C] want to be around [G] if you're a woman
She [D] [G]
said, you remember those summer days
[C] I'd go see every lousy gig you played
[G] I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one was [D] listening
[G] I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each [G] other's hand as if they were [D] our dream
[G] Those days are just distant memories and how I [D] miss, [G] how I miss you
[D] [G] Yeah, I was taking care of ma, and things were going [C] along just fine
[G]
As far as my life, this isn't what I had in [C] mind
[G] I heard your last record, yeah, I thought it was great
I never heard much about it, but at least you escaped
And I never made it as an actress, [D] but I guess [C] that's pretty [G]
clear
And I don't know where I'm going from here
Just feeling disconnected, like we fell in love
And maybe one of these days, Michael, [D] you'll write me a [G] song about a woman
She said, you remember those summer days
I'd [Cm] go see [G] every lousy gig you played
I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no [Dm] one was listening
[Am] [G] I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We held [C] each other's hand [G] as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant memories and how I miss, how [C] I miss you
[G]
[C]
[D] [G]
Oh, [C] oh, [D] [G]
[C] oh, oh, [G] oh
She said, you remember those summer days
I'd go see every lousy gig you played
I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one [D] was listening
[G]
I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each [G] other's hand as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant memories and [D] how I miss them, how [C] I miss them
[Em]
Yeah, I miss you too
[G] I
[C] miss you [Em] too
[G]
I [D] [C] miss you [G] too
[D] I do, [C]
[G] I do
[D] [G]
[Cm] [N]
Key:
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[Em] She was going to be an actress in high school and I was going to be a _ rock star.
_ _ [Bm] So we talked years later and things weren't going good for either [Em] of us.
So this is kind of where it came out of that.
It's called Summer Day.
That's alright, [G] Mike.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ In the middle of the night, my [D] mama took [Em] her last breath
_ Threw [G] her loved arms [D] around the [G] angel of death
She didn't know what to do, [D] had taken care of [G] mama so long
_ Mama always told me, girl, stand up and be strong
Like a woman that's gone back to [D] work, and [G] thank God for that
She'd spent six months and seen me, I'd [D] had that mild [C] heart attack
[G] My sister Margaret, she got married [D]
and moved [G] across town
Going quentin gets to drinking, you [D] don't [C] want to be around [G] if you're a woman
_ She _ [D] _ [G] _
_ said, you _ remember those summer days
[C] I'd go see every lousy gig you played
[G] I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one was [D] listening _ _ _
[G] _ _ I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each [G] other's hand as if they were [D] our dream
[G] Those days are just distant _ memories and how I [D] miss, _ _ [G] how I miss you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Yeah, I was taking care of ma, and things were going [C] along just fine
_ [G]
As far as my life, this isn't what I had in [C] mind
_ [G] I heard your last record, yeah, I thought it was great
I never heard much about it, but at least you escaped
And I never made it as an actress, [D] but I guess [C] that's pretty [G]
clear
_ And I don't know where I'm going from here
Just feeling disconnected, like we fell in love
And maybe one of these days, Michael, [D] you'll write me a [G] song about a woman _ _ _ _ _
She _ said, you _ remember those summer days
I'd [Cm] go see [G] every lousy gig you played
I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no [Dm] one was listening _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ I was going to be your _ heroine across the silver screen
We held [C] each _ other's hand [G] as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant _ memories and how I miss, _ how [C] I miss you
_ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [C] oh, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] oh, oh, [G] oh
She said, you _ remember those summer days
_ I'd go see every lousy gig you played
_ I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one [D] was listening
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each _ [G] other's hand as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant memories and [D] how I miss them, how [C] I miss them
_ _ _ _ [Em]
Yeah, I miss you too
[G] I _
_ _ _ [C] miss you [Em] too
[G] _
I _ [D] _ _ [C] miss you [G] too
_ _ [D] I do, [C] _
_ [G] I do _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] So we talked years later and things weren't going good for either [Em] of us.
So this is kind of where it came out of that.
It's called Summer Day.
That's alright, [G] Mike.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ In the middle of the night, my [D] mama took [Em] her last breath
_ Threw [G] her loved arms [D] around the [G] angel of death
She didn't know what to do, [D] had taken care of [G] mama so long
_ Mama always told me, girl, stand up and be strong
Like a woman that's gone back to [D] work, and [G] thank God for that
She'd spent six months and seen me, I'd [D] had that mild [C] heart attack
[G] My sister Margaret, she got married [D]
and moved [G] across town
Going quentin gets to drinking, you [D] don't [C] want to be around [G] if you're a woman
_ She _ [D] _ [G] _
_ said, you _ remember those summer days
[C] I'd go see every lousy gig you played
[G] I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one was [D] listening _ _ _
[G] _ _ I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each [G] other's hand as if they were [D] our dream
[G] Those days are just distant _ memories and how I [D] miss, _ _ [G] how I miss you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Yeah, I was taking care of ma, and things were going [C] along just fine
_ [G]
As far as my life, this isn't what I had in [C] mind
_ [G] I heard your last record, yeah, I thought it was great
I never heard much about it, but at least you escaped
And I never made it as an actress, [D] but I guess [C] that's pretty [G]
clear
_ And I don't know where I'm going from here
Just feeling disconnected, like we fell in love
And maybe one of these days, Michael, [D] you'll write me a [G] song about a woman _ _ _ _ _
She _ said, you _ remember those summer days
I'd [Cm] go see [G] every lousy gig you played
I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no [Dm] one was listening _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ I was going to be your _ heroine across the silver screen
We held [C] each _ other's hand [G] as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant _ memories and how I miss, _ how [C] I miss you
_ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [C] oh, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] oh, oh, [G] oh
She said, you _ remember those summer days
_ I'd go see every lousy gig you played
_ I swear I hung on every word you ever said, but no one [D] was listening
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I was going to be your heroine across the silver screen
We [C] held each _ [G] other's hand as if they were our dream
Those days are just distant memories and [D] how I miss them, how [C] I miss them
_ _ _ _ [Em]
Yeah, I miss you too
[G] I _
_ _ _ [C] miss you [Em] too
[G] _
I _ [D] _ _ [C] miss you [G] too
_ _ [D] I do, [C] _
_ [G] I do _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _