Chords for Gordon Lightfoot - Summer Side Of Life ✿ (1971) ☼
Tempo:
90.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
F#
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
He [D]
came down [A] to the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] His love [D] was right.
There were no [A] illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
[A] Only
[D] tenderness.
[F#]
And if [Bm] it's sunny
[G] now, [F#]
you'd wonder [Bm] [D] why.
[G]
The whole day [D] long,
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] there was young [A] girls everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
They [A]
[G] talked [D] all night.
To the old men [A] there, they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life, [A] no [G] one offered [D] advice.
[F#] And if [Bm] it's [D] so hot, [G]
[F#] you'd wonder [Bm]
[D] [G] why.
The whole day [D] long, [G]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [D] he came down to [A] the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
He [A] prayed [D] all night.
Then he walked [A] into a house [G] where love had been [D] displaced,
[A] discharged, [D] wasted.
[F#] And if [Bm] it's sunny [G] now, [F#] you'd wonder [Bm] why.
[G]
The whole [D] day long.
[G]
[D]
[F#] And [Bm] if it's
[D] sunny [G] now, [F#] you'd wonder [Bm]
[D] why.
[G]
[F#] The heat [Bm] was strong.
[D] [G]
[F#] You'd wonder [Bm] why.
[D] [G]
[F#] And if [Bm] it's strong.
[D] [G]
[F#] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[F#]
[D]
He [D]
came down [A] to the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
[A] His love [D] was right.
There were no [A] illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
[A] Only
[D] tenderness.
[F#]
And if [Bm] it's sunny
[G] now, [F#]
you'd wonder [Bm] [D] why.
[G]
The whole day [D] long,
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] there was young [A] girls everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
They [A]
[G] talked [D] all night.
To the old men [A] there, they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life, [A] no [G] one offered [D] advice.
[F#] And if [Bm] it's [D] so hot, [G]
[F#] you'd wonder [Bm]
[D] [G] why.
The whole day [D] long, [G]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [D] he came down to [A] the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
He [A] prayed [D] all night.
Then he walked [A] into a house [G] where love had been [D] displaced,
[A] discharged, [D] wasted.
[F#] And if [Bm] it's sunny [G] now, [F#] you'd wonder [Bm] why.
[G]
The whole [D] day long.
[G]
[D]
[F#] And [Bm] if it's
[D] sunny [G] now, [F#] you'd wonder [Bm]
[D] why.
[G]
[F#] The heat [Bm] was strong.
[D] [G]
[F#] You'd wonder [Bm] why.
[D] [G]
[F#] And if [Bm] it's strong.
[D] [G]
[F#] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[F#]
Key:
D
G
F#
A
Bm
D
G
F#
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
He _ _ [D] _
came down [A] to the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
_ _ [A] _ His love [D] was right. _ _ _
There were no [A] _ illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
_ _ [A] _ Only _
[D] tenderness.
_ _ [F#] _ _
And if [Bm] it's sunny _
[G] now, _ _ [F#] _
you'd wonder [Bm] _ [D] why. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
The whole day [D] long, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] there was young [A] girls everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
They [A] _ _
[G] talked [D] all night. _ _
To the old men [A] there, they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life, _ _ [A] no [G] one offered [D] advice. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ And if [Bm] it's [D] so hot, _ [G] _ _ _
[F#] you'd _ wonder [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] why. _ _
_ The whole day [D] long, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] he came down to [A] the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
He [A] _ _ prayed [D] all night.
_ _ _ Then he walked [A] into a house [G] where love had been [D] displaced, _ _
[A] _ _ discharged, [D] wasted.
_ _ [F#] _ _ And if [Bm] it's _ sunny [G] now, _ _ [F#] _ you'd wonder [Bm] why.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ The whole [D] day long.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ And [Bm] if it's _
[D] sunny [G] _ _ now, [F#] _ _ you'd wonder [Bm] _
[D] why.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ The heat [Bm] was strong.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ You'd wonder [Bm] why.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ And if [Bm] it's strong.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
He _ _ [D] _
came down [A] to the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
_ _ [A] _ His love [D] was right. _ _ _
There were no [A] _ illusions on [G] the summer side [D] of life.
_ _ [A] _ Only _
[D] tenderness.
_ _ [F#] _ _
And if [Bm] it's sunny _
[G] now, _ _ [F#] _
you'd wonder [Bm] _ [D] why. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
The whole day [D] long, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] there was young [A] girls everywhere [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
They [A] _ _
[G] talked [D] all night. _ _
To the old men [A] there, they knew [G] on the summer side [D] of life, _ _ [A] no [G] one offered [D] advice. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ And if [Bm] it's [D] so hot, _ [G] _ _ _
[F#] you'd _ wonder [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] why. _ _
_ The whole day [D] long, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] he came down to [A] the field for grain [G] on the summer side [D] of life.
He [A] _ _ prayed [D] all night.
_ _ _ Then he walked [A] into a house [G] where love had been [D] displaced, _ _
[A] _ _ discharged, [D] wasted.
_ _ [F#] _ _ And if [Bm] it's _ sunny [G] now, _ _ [F#] _ you'd wonder [Bm] why.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ The whole [D] day long.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ And [Bm] if it's _
[D] sunny [G] _ _ now, [F#] _ _ you'd wonder [Bm] _
[D] why.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ The heat [Bm] was strong.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ You'd wonder [Bm] why.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ And if [Bm] it's strong.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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