Spring Of The Following Year chords by Ron Sexsmith

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Use the chords according to my instruction below:

Chord\String  E,A,D,G,B,e  Chord\String E,A,D,G,B,e
C majorC       x,3,2,0,1,0  G7G7      3,2,0,0,0,1 or 3,5,3,4,3,3
Cmaj7Cmaj7     x,3,2,0,0,0  G9G9      3,x,0,2,0,1 or 3,5,3,4,3,5
D7D7       x,x,0,2,1,2  A minorAm      x,0,2,2,1,0
C/BC/B      x,2,2,0,1,0  DmDm      x,x,0,2,3,1
C/AC/A      x,0,2,0,1,0  G+G       3,2,0,0,0,3 or 3,5,5,4,3,3 (verse)
C/GC/G      3,x,2,0,1,0  G+G       x,x,5,0,0,3 (interlude)
FF       1,3,3,2,1,1  G7/F     x,x,3,0,0,1
F minorFm       1,3,3,1,1,1  E minorEm      x,x,2,0,0,0
E minor 7Em7      0,2,0,0,0,0  G/DG/D      x,x,0,4,3,3
A7A7       x,0,2,0,2,0
G minorGm       3,5,5,3,3,3

intro:

C majorC C

verse 1:

C majorC            G7G7      G9G9    Cmaj7Cmaj7
Where will it lead, the spring of the following year?
DmDm    G+G     C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm  C/GC/G
After the winte has fled from our bones
    FF          G+G       FF
, the only thing I know for sure, is that I will love You
F minorFm  E minor 7Em7 A7A7   DmDm     G+G
even more..  oh even more !

verse 2:

C majorC            G7G7      G9G9     Cmaj7Cmaj7
What will it bring, the spring of the following year?
DmDm      G+G     C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm  C/GC/G
Will there be flowers to shower our hearts?
FF               G+G         FF
Vines are climbing ’round our door, and will You love me
F minorFm  E minor 7Em7 A7A7   DmDm     G+G
even more..? oh even more ?

interlude:

G minorGm             FF
For love is our city on the hill,
A minorAm              D7D7
  Don´t seem pretty, from a window-
G+G  G7/F E minorEm G/DG/D
sill..?

verse 3 instrumental:

| C majorC | G7G7 G9G9 | Cmaj7Cmaj7 | DmDm G+G |
| C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm C/GC/G | FF | G+G |
| FF F FF F minorFm | E minor 7Em7 A7A7 | DmDm | G+G |

interlude:

G minorGm             FF
For love is our city on the hill,
A minorAm              D7D7
  Don´t seem pretty, from a window-
G+G  G7/F E minorEm G/DG/D
sill..?

verse 4:

C majorC              G7G7      G9G9    Cmaj7Cmaj7
What birds will sing, in the spring of the following year.
DmDm       G+G       C majorC   C/BC/B   A minorAm  C/GC/G
Will there be new birds with words from our bough?
   FF            G+G        FF
Guess no one really knows for sure, and I will love You
F minorFm  E minor 7Em7 A7A7  DmDm    G+G
even more.. oh even more....even more.


outro (verse):
 C majorC            G7G7  G9G9  Cmaj7Cmaj7
..more..mmmmm.............................
DmDm       G+G     C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm C/GC/G
mmmmm.....................................
 FF            G+G        FF
mmmmm.......................................
F minorFm E minor 7Em7 A7A7  DmDm    G+G
mmmm..    even more.

 C majorC            G7G7  G9G9  Cmaj7Cmaj7
...........................................
DmDm       G+G     C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm C/GC/G
mmmmm.....................................
 FF            G+G
mmmmm.........................