Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Picture a girl and she still ain't ready
G+G
You're waiting outside in your '02 Chevy
D MajorD A augmentedA
Her silhouette when the sun goes down
G+G
The only real thing in a bleach blonde town
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Is the way you feel when you're looking into her eyes
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
And you're wishing that you could steal just a little more time
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Picture a girl with a smile, make you fall too fast
G+G
Get high on a feeling that you know won't last
D MajorD A augmentedA
Hits you in the heart like a crashing wave
G+G
Gone too soon, yeah but you still taste
D MajorD A augmentedA
The slow steady of a last, long kiss
G+G
Feel the touch of her sun-soaked skin
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
You smile at it now but you still can't help but wonder
D MajorD
Her name was Summer
Verse 2:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Her name was Summer, last name love
G+G A augmentedA
It wasn't long but for three short months you were
D MajorD A augmentedA
All wrapped up, close as you can get
G+G A augmentedA
Yeah, you can move on but you can't forget
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
A majorA girl like that and you know you never will
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
'Cause every time that you look back and hear that song
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
You still picture a girl with a smile, make you fall too fast
G+G A augmentedA
Get high on a feeling that you know won't last
D MajorD A augmentedA
Hits you in the heart like a crashing wave
G+G A augmentedA
Gone too soon, yeah but you still taste
D MajorD A augmentedA
The slow steady of a last, long kiss
G+G A augmentedA
Feel the touch of her sun-soaked skin
D MajorD D MajorD G+G
You smile at it now but you still can't help but wonder
D MajorD
Yeah, her name was Summer
A augmentedA G+G
Her name was Summer
Bridge:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Her name was Summer, she was cool like rain
G+G A augmentedA
She was every single second 'til September came
D MajorD A augmentedA
She was everything you needed and everything you didn't
G+G
When you think about the good ol' days
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA
You picture a girl with a smile, make you fall too fast
G+G A augmentedA
Get high on a feeling that you know won't last
D MajorD A augmentedA
Hits you in the heart like a crashing wave
G+G A augmentedA
Gone too soon, yeah but you still taste
D MajorD A augmentedA
The slow steady of a last, long kiss
G+G A augmentedA
Feel the touch of her sun-soaked skin
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
You smile at it now but you still can't help but wonder
D MajorD
Yeah, her name was Summer
A augmentedA G+G
Her name was Summer
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Her name was Summer