Capo
4
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Capo 4
E A F#m B C#m
e-0- e-0- e-0- e-0- e-0-
B-0- B-0- B-0- B-0- B-0-
G-1- G-2- G-2- G-4- G-6-
D-2- Dβ2- D-4- D-4- D-6-
A-2- A-0- A-4- A-2- A-4-
E-0- E-x- E-x- E-x- E-x-
Intro:
E E E A
Verse 1:
E B F#m A
They met in Savannah she's the sweetest memory
E B F#m A
She was a private school girl disapproving family
E B F#m A
He never understood just what she saw in him
E B F#m A B
Working days at the Marina, the nights were left to dreamβ¦β¦β¦β¦..
Chorus:
E B
The winter fields begin to recover
C#m B
Finally it's the promise of summer
A
Lights are shining round
B
And their guards are coming down
Verse 2:
E B F#m A
Love at first site, they were young and they were free
E B F#m A
It started at a bonfire with friends down at the beach
E B F#m A
Her skin shown so brown in that summer firelight
E B F#m A B
Spent that whole evening laughing as the morning shed the light
Chorus:
E B
The winter fields begin to recover
C#m B
Finally it's the promise of summer
A
Lights are shining round
B
And their guards are coming down
Chorus 2:
E B
Across the world they run to each other
C#m B
Finally it's the Promise of Summer
A
Rain after the draught
B
And they won't have to go without
Bridge:
A B C#m A B
It's the promise of summer
Interlude:
E B F#m A
Not a day goes by when he doesn't think of her
E B F#m A
Seems he like he spends his life trying to make things they were
E B F#m A
I guess a trip down south might be the only cure
E B F#m A
Across the Carolina border and go look around for her
Chorus:
E B
The winter fields begin to recover
C#m B
Finally it's the promise of summer
A
Lights are shining round
B
And their guards are coming down
Chorus 2:
E B
Across the world they run to each other
C#m B
Finally it's the Promise of Summer
A B
The promise of Summer
Outro:
E E E A
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025