The Summer Knows Theme Été 42 chords by Michel Legrand

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
C7

Verse 1:
    Fm9                C7-9/E
The summer smiles, the summer knows
    Fm9/Eb         Dm7-5
And unashamed, she sheds her clothes
   Bbm9                F7-9/A
The summer smooths the restless sky
     Bbm9/Ab     Gm7-5             C7sus4-9    C7-9
And lovingly she warms the sand on which you lie

Verse 2:
     FM7              Bbm6/F
The summer knows, the summer's wise
     FM7                F9sus        F7-9
She sees the doubts within your eyes
    BbM7              Bm-5     E7-9
And so she takes her summer time
          AM7     E7-9         Am7    Eb7-9
Tells the moon to wait and the sun to linger
  AbM7     Eb7-9        Db  AbM9   D7-9
Twists the world 'round her summer finger
GM7              Gm7-5        C7-9
Lets you see the wonder of it all

Verse 3:
     FM7/C                 Bbm6
And if you've learned your lesson well
        FM7/C           Bbm6/C
There's little more for her to tell
    Fm7/C   Fdim/C    C7-9/C            Fm7
One last caress, it's time to dress for fall

Outro:
Dm7-5  Gm7-5 C7-9