Spring Of The Following Year chords by Ron Sexsmith

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Use the chords according to my instruction below:

Chord\String   E,A,D,G,B,e   Chord\String  E,A,D,G,B,e
C              x,3,2,0,1,0   G7            3,2,0,0,0,1 or 3,5,3,4,3,3
Cmaj7          x,3,2,0,0,0   G9            3,x,0,2,0,1 or 3,5,3,4,3,5
D7             x,x,0,2,1,2   Am            x,0,2,2,1,0
C/B            x,2,2,0,1,0   Dm            x,x,0,2,3,1
C/A            x,0,2,0,1,0   G             3,2,0,0,0,3 or 3,5,5,4,3,3 (verse)
C/G            3,x,2,0,1,0   G             x,x,5,0,0,3 (interlude)
F              1,3,3,2,1,1   G7/F          x,x,3,0,0,1
Fm             1,3,3,1,1,1   Em            x,x,2,0,0,0
Em7            0,2,0,0,0,0   G/D           x,x,0,4,3,3
A7             x,0,2,0,2,0
Gm             3,5,5,3,3,3

intro:

C C

verse 1:

C                       G7            G9        Cmaj7
Where will it lead, the spring of the following year?
Dm        G         C     C/B      Am    C/G
After the winte has fled from our bones
       F                    G             F
, the only thing I know for sure, is that I will love You
Fm   Em7  A7     Dm          G
even more..   oh even more !

verse 2:

C                        G7           G9         Cmaj7
What will it bring, the spring of the following year?
Dm            G          C      C/B Am    C/G
Will there be flowers to shower our hearts?
F                             G                  F
Vines are climbing ’round our door, and will You love me
Fm   Em7  A7     Dm          G
even more..?  oh even more ?

interlude:

Gm                          F
For love is our city on the hill,
Am                           D7
   Don´t seem pretty, from a window-
G   G7/F  Em  G/D
sill..?

verse 3 instrumental:

| C | G7 G9 | Cmaj7 | Dm G |
| C C/B Am C/G | F | G |
| F F F Fm | Em7 A7 | Dm | G |

interlude:

Gm                          F
For love is our city on the hill,
Am                           D7
   Don´t seem pretty, from a window-
G   G7/F  Em  G/D
sill..?

verse 4:

C                            G7            G9        Cmaj7
What birds will sing, in the spring of the following year.
Dm             G             C     C/B      Am   C/G
Will there be new birds with words from our bough?
      F                       G                F
Guess no one really knows for sure, and I will love You
Fm   Em7  A7    Dm        G
even more..  oh even more....even more.


outro (verse):
  C                       G7    G9    Cmaj7
..more..mmmmm.............................
Dm              G         C  C/B  Am  C/G
mmmmm.....................................
  F                       G                F
mmmmm.......................................
Fm Em7  A7   Dm        G
mmmm..       even more.

  C                       G7    G9    Cmaj7
...........................................
Dm              G         C  C/B  Am  C/G
mmmmm.....................................
  F                       G
mmmmm.........................