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β« Intro:
Gm G C C
β« Verse 1:
Gm
Meeting up, like we're 17 again
G
Solo cups, but now we put beer in them
C
Laying back and daring me to
C
Dive into the deep end
Gm
Reaching out, how you been holding up?
G
'Cause I heard you'd recently broken up
C
With the boy you grew apart from
C
So much for your first love
β« Pre-Chorus:
Gm
And we laugh like little kids
G
Bad jokes for the hell of it
C
Mom says come inside, we say "in a minute"
But I wish that I could
β« Chorus:
Gm G
Close my eyes, ignore the sirens
C C
Watch the sun leave the horizon
Gm G
We won't Go unless we're dying
C C
But w? both know that time was never kind
Gm
And you know in July
G
Those summer nights belong to you and I
β« Verse 2:
Moving out and counting the miles, this
G
Little town takes all of your breath with it
C
Fatal flaw, I'm sick of it all
C
But now that I'm leaving, I'm missing
β« Pre-Chorus:
Gm
All the late nights in
G
Let our deepest secrets slip
C C
Holding tight, this was nice, wasn't it?
But I wish that I could
β« Chorus:
Gm G
Close my eyes, ignore the sirens
C C
Watch the sun leave the horizon
Gm G
We won't Go unless we're dying
C C
But w? both know that time was never kind
Gm
And you know in July
G
Those summer nights belong to you and I
β« Bridge:
Gm
Hold on a little longer
G
You're slipping through my fingers
C C
The tide will pull us under
What's left of you will linger
Gm
Hold on a little longer
G
You're slipping through my fingers
C C
The tide will pull us under
What's left of you will linger
But I wish that I could
β« Chorus:
Gm G
Close my eyes, ignore the sirens
C C
Watch the sun leave the horizon
Gm G
We won't Go unless we're dying
C C
But w? both know that time was never kind
Gm
And you know in July
G
Thos? summer nights belong to you and I
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Published: December 3, 2023
Last Updated: March 18, 2026