Summer Dress chords by Shawn Colvin

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
A (2 bars)

Verse 1:
A
I put on my finest summer dress
A
So light and thin, it was my best
  D                  Bm
I brushed my hair, I held my breath
       A
I went out to face the wilderness
       E           D            A
I went out to face     the wilderness

Verse 2:
A
Men in hats, boys on bikes
A
Perfect girls, baby dykes
D           Bm
Superstars, blighted ones
       A
I went out to face them one by one
       E                 D        A
I went out to face them,   one by one

Chorus:
G   D/F#   G   A
Goodbye    Maryann
G      D             A
As you turn to watch me
G     D/F#   G   A
Don't cry    Maryann
Bm        C#m    D        E
And don't try to stop me

Verse 3:
A
Cause I'm gonna go where the lights are bright
A
Where sacred secrets sail like kites
           D             Bm
We've been sleeping girl all our lives
       A
And we never lived no we just survived
    E            D            A
And we never lived.   We just survived

Verse 4:
A
I'll take my heart, I'll take my key
A
I'll find out who, who could care for me
          D                       Bm
Are there pots of gold, are there floods and fires
          F#m                  A
Are there thieves and beggars, saints and liars
          E                    D            A
Are there thieves and beggars,   saints and liars?

Chorus:
G   D/F#   G   A
Goodbye    Maryann
G      D             A
As you turn to watch me
G     D/F#   G   A
Don't cry    Maryann
Bm        C#m    D        E
And don't try to stop me

Verse 5:
A
I put on my finest summer dress
A
So light and thin, torn at the chest
  D
I brushed my hair, I held my breath
  A
I went out to face the wilderness
       E           D            A
I went out to face     the wilderness

Instrumental:
(chords as in verse)
A
A
D Bm
A
E D A

Outro:
G   D/F#   G   A
Maryann...
(fade out repeating)
G   D/F#   G   A