Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
G minorGm C minorCm Bb majorBb D7D7
Verse 1:
G minorGm
These strangers
C minorCm
Come calling
Bb majorBb D7D7
Soon enough they're gone
G minorGm
The twilight
Eb MajorEb
Is falling
Bb majorBb D5D5
Lamps will soon go on
Chorus:
C minorCm
And where does summer go
G minorGm
I will never know
D7D7 G minorGm D5D5 G+G
Summer used to last end - less - ly
C minorCm
Children all in white
G minorGm
Running down the sand
AdimAdim
To me
D5D5
To me
D7D7
Verse 2:
G minorGm
These strangers
C minorCm
Sent packing
Bb majorBb D7D7
What do they expect?
G minorGm
So grasping
C minorCm
So lacking
Eb MajorEb D5D5
Why not be direct?
Chorus:
C minorCm
The beating of my heart
G minorGm
After they depart
D7D7 G minorGm D5D5 G+G
Lying wide awake through the night
C minorCm
Will you ever come
G minorGm
Running home to me
AdimAdim
You might
D7D7
You might
Bridge:
D7D7 C minorCm F7F7 Bb majorBb
I've be-lieved so long
Bb majorBb Am7Am7 D7D7 G minorGm
I have dared to hope
G minorGm C minorCm F9F9 EbmEbm Bb majorBb
That the door might o - pen
Am7Am7 D augmentedDaug D7D7
And that you might en - ter
G minorGm Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb D7D7
Playing hide and seek
G minorGm Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb D MajorD
Kisses on my cheek
Chorus:
C minorCm
The lamps begin to glow
G minorGm
In my heart, I know
Am7Am7 D7D7 G minorGm D7D7 G+G
You're a lie that I've wai - ted for
C minorCm
Tell them all to go
G minorGm
Tell them all no more
E minorEm D MajorD C minorCm
Tell them I close the door
Outro:
G minorGm Am7Am7 D7D7 G minorGm