Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: Bb majorBb
♫ Intro:
A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
♫ Verse 1:
A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD
The boy from Rye came down on the train
A augmentedA
With his parents and his sister
E minor 7Em7
Where the summer lawns roll down to the sea
D MajorD A augmentedA
And the air is softer than a whisper
♫ Verse 2:
A augmentedA E minorEm
The girls from school in our summer tans
D MajorD A augmentedA
Suddenly self conscious and uncertain
E minorEm
All in a row we arranged ourselves for him
D MajorD A augmentedA
Waiting to see if we deserved him
♫ Chorus:
G+G A augmentedA
One too fat, one too thin
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
One too many flaws to measure
G+G A augmentedA
Impossible to live inside your skin
G+G A augmentedA
And serve at someone else’s pleasure
♫ Interlude:
A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 D MajorD A augmentedA
♫ Verse 3:
A augmentedA E minorEm
Our parents dozed after tennis and a swim
D MajorD A augmentedA
And disappeared into their gin and tonics
E minor 7Em7
And there we were, alone with him
D MajorD A augmentedA
His smile knowing and ironic
♫ Chorus:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
One too strong, one too smart
G+G A augmentedA
But none immune to love or summer
G+G A augmentedA
One by one he broke our virgin hearts
G+G A augmentedA
And set us one against the other
♫ Interlude:
A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7
D MajorD A augmentedA
♫ Verse 4:
A augmentedA E minorEm
We dreamed of boys and kisses on the lawn
D MajorD A augmentedA
We yearned to feel that mystery inside us
E minorEm
And there we were with the summer nearly gone
D MajorD A augmentedA
We’d let that mystery divide us
♫ Chorus:
G+G A augmentedA
I lost you – you lost me
G+G A augmentedA
So long ago we barely can remember
G+G A augmentedA
And the boy from Rye took the train back home
G+G A augmentedA
And the world moved on into September
♫ Outro:
A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
D MajorD A augmentedA