12Th Of June Chords by Lyle Lovett
Tempo:
61.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
G
F
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Am] [G] [Cm]
[Am] [G] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
Before [Am] spring [C] turned into summer, after [Am] night [C] turned into day,
They were [F] born on [C] Monday morning, in the [Am] days [Cm] just after May,
In the [Am] days [C] just after May.
[G] By the branches, [C] they just landed,
[G] Played for me a happy [C] tune.
[Am] Of all the [F] days I [C] loved, [Am] I loved best the [G] twelfth of [C] June.
[Am] I loved best [Bm] the twelfth of [C] June.
He [Am] was [C] strong across his shoulders, [Am] she was [C] delicate of skin,
And [Am] their mother [F] laid their [C] ashes, as [Am] we held [G] them to [C] our breasts,
[Am] As we [G] held them [C] to our breasts.
By [G] the branches, they [C] just landed,
Played [G] for me a [C] happy tune.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June.
[Am] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C] All [G] I am, I [C] plan to give them,
All [G] I am, they [C] will exceed.
[Am] One thing [F] I know [C] for sure, is [A] they [G] improve the [C] likes of me,
They [Am] make a [G] better [C] man than me.
So [Am] to my [F] father and [C] my mother, and [Am] all our [F] fathers [C] gone before,
[Am] There are [F] those who [C] walk above us, [Am] who remember [G] that [C] we were,
They will [G] remember [C] that we were.
[Am] And to these [F] beautiful [C] two children, [Am] and to my [F] sweet and [C] tender wife,
[Am] I will [F] love you [C] three forever, [Am] though I fly beyond [C] this life,
Though [Am] I [G] fly [C] beyond this life.
By [G] the branches, [C] they just landed,
Played [G] for me a happy [C] tune.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
By [G] the branches, they [C] just landed,
When [G] they laid me in [C] my dune.
[Am] And of all [F] the days [C] I loved, there [Am] are so [F] many [C] days I [G] loved.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the [C] twelfth of June.
[Am] [G] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
Before [Am] spring [C] turned into summer, after [Am] night [C] turned into day,
They were [F] born on [C] Monday morning, in the [Am] days [Cm] just after May,
In the [Am] days [C] just after May.
[G] By the branches, [C] they just landed,
[G] Played for me a happy [C] tune.
[Am] Of all the [F] days I [C] loved, [Am] I loved best the [G] twelfth of [C] June.
[Am] I loved best [Bm] the twelfth of [C] June.
He [Am] was [C] strong across his shoulders, [Am] she was [C] delicate of skin,
And [Am] their mother [F] laid their [C] ashes, as [Am] we held [G] them to [C] our breasts,
[Am] As we [G] held them [C] to our breasts.
By [G] the branches, they [C] just landed,
Played [G] for me a [C] happy tune.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June.
[Am] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C] All [G] I am, I [C] plan to give them,
All [G] I am, they [C] will exceed.
[Am] One thing [F] I know [C] for sure, is [A] they [G] improve the [C] likes of me,
They [Am] make a [G] better [C] man than me.
So [Am] to my [F] father and [C] my mother, and [Am] all our [F] fathers [C] gone before,
[Am] There are [F] those who [C] walk above us, [Am] who remember [G] that [C] we were,
They will [G] remember [C] that we were.
[Am] And to these [F] beautiful [C] two children, [Am] and to my [F] sweet and [C] tender wife,
[Am] I will [F] love you [C] three forever, [Am] though I fly beyond [C] this life,
Though [Am] I [G] fly [C] beyond this life.
By [G] the branches, [C] they just landed,
Played [G] for me a happy [C] tune.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
By [G] the branches, they [C] just landed,
When [G] they laid me in [C] my dune.
[Am] And of all [F] the days [C] I loved, there [Am] are so [F] many [C] days I [G] loved.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the [C] twelfth of June.
Key:
C
Am
G
F
Cm
C
Am
G
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
Before [Am] spring [C] turned into summer, after [Am] night [C] turned into day,
They were [F] born on [C] Monday morning, in the [Am] days [Cm] just after May,
In the [Am] days [C] just after May.
_ [G] By the _ branches, [C] they just landed,
_ [G] Played for me a happy [C] tune.
_ [Am] Of all the [F] days I [C] loved, [Am] I loved best the [G] twelfth of [C] June.
[Am] I loved best [Bm] the twelfth of [C] June.
_ He [Am] was [C] strong across his shoulders, [Am] she was [C] delicate of skin,
And [Am] their mother [F] laid their [C] ashes, as [Am] we held [G] them to [C] our breasts,
[Am] As we [G] held them [C] to our breasts.
By [G] the _ branches, they [C] just landed,
_ Played [G] for me a [C] happy tune.
_ [Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June. _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ All [G] I _ am, I [C] plan to give them,
_ All [G] I _ am, they [C] will exceed.
_ [Am] One thing [F] I know [C] for sure, is [A] they [G] improve the [C] likes of me,
They [Am] make a [G] better [C] man than me.
So [Am] to my [F] father and [C] my mother, and [Am] all our [F] fathers [C] gone before,
[Am] There are [F] those who [C] walk above us, [Am] who remember [G] that [C] we were,
They will [G] remember [C] that we were.
[Am] And to these [F] beautiful [C] two children, [Am] and to my [F] sweet and [C] tender wife,
[Am] I will [F] love you [C] three forever, [Am] though I fly beyond [C] this life,
Though [Am] I [G] fly [C] beyond this life.
By [G] the _ branches, [C] they just landed,
_ Played [G] for me a happy [C] tune.
_ [Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
By [G] the _ branches, they [C] just landed,
_ When [G] they _ laid me in [C] my dune.
_ [Am] And of all [F] the days [C] I loved, there [Am] are so [F] many [C] days I [G] loved.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the [C] twelfth of June. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
Before [Am] spring [C] turned into summer, after [Am] night [C] turned into day,
They were [F] born on [C] Monday morning, in the [Am] days [Cm] just after May,
In the [Am] days [C] just after May.
_ [G] By the _ branches, [C] they just landed,
_ [G] Played for me a happy [C] tune.
_ [Am] Of all the [F] days I [C] loved, [Am] I loved best the [G] twelfth of [C] June.
[Am] I loved best [Bm] the twelfth of [C] June.
_ He [Am] was [C] strong across his shoulders, [Am] she was [C] delicate of skin,
And [Am] their mother [F] laid their [C] ashes, as [Am] we held [G] them to [C] our breasts,
[Am] As we [G] held them [C] to our breasts.
By [G] the _ branches, they [C] just landed,
_ Played [G] for me a [C] happy tune.
_ [Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the twelfth [C] of June. _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ All [G] I _ am, I [C] plan to give them,
_ All [G] I _ am, they [C] will exceed.
_ [Am] One thing [F] I know [C] for sure, is [A] they [G] improve the [C] likes of me,
They [Am] make a [G] better [C] man than me.
So [Am] to my [F] father and [C] my mother, and [Am] all our [F] fathers [C] gone before,
[Am] There are [F] those who [C] walk above us, [Am] who remember [G] that [C] we were,
They will [G] remember [C] that we were.
[Am] And to these [F] beautiful [C] two children, [Am] and to my [F] sweet and [C] tender wife,
[Am] I will [F] love you [C] three forever, [Am] though I fly beyond [C] this life,
Though [Am] I [G] fly [C] beyond this life.
By [G] the _ branches, [C] they just landed,
_ Played [G] for me a happy [C] tune.
_ [Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
By [G] the _ branches, they [C] just landed,
_ When [G] they _ laid me in [C] my dune.
_ [Am] And of all [F] the days [C] I loved, there [Am] are so [F] many [C] days I [G] loved.
[Am] Of all [F] the days [C] I loved, I [Am] loved best [G] the twelfth [C] of June.
I [Am] loved [G] best the [C] twelfth of June. _ _ _ _ _ _ _