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Summer Rain
Words & Music by James Hendricks
Recorded by Johnny Rivers, 1967 (#14)
Intro: ||: Em B+ Em7 Em6 :|| C G
Em B+ Em7 Em6 Em B+ Em7 Em6
Summer rain taps at my window, west wind, soft as a sweet dream;
Em B+ Em7 Em6
My love, warm as the sunshine,
C G C G
Sittin' here by me, yeah, she's here by me.
Em B+ Em7 Em6 Em B+ Em7 Em6
She stepped out of a rainbow, golden hair, shining like moonglow;
Em B+ Em7 Em6
Warm lips, soft as her soul,
C G C G
Sittin' here by me, yeah, she's here by me.
Bridge 1:
B7 Em B+ Em7 Em6
All summer long, we spent dancin' in the sand,
A7
And the jukebox kept on playin'
C D7
Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Em B+ Em7 Em6
She wants to live in the Rockies;
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She says, "That's where we'll find peace,
Em B+ Em7 Em6
Settle down, raise us a fam'ly
C G C G
To call our own, yeah, we'll have a home.
Bridge 2:
B7 Em B+ Em7 Em6
All summer long, we spent groovin' in the sand,
A7
Ev'rybody kept on playin'
C D7
Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Em B+ Em7 Em6 Em B+ Em7 Em6
We sailed into the sunset, drifted home caught by the gulf stream;
Em B+ Em7 Em6
Never gave a thought for tomorrow —
C G C G
Just let tomorrow be, yeah, let tomorrow be.
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Winter snow drifts by my window, west wind blowin' like thunder;
Em B+ Em7 Em6
Our love burnin' like fire,
C G C G
And she's here by me, yeah, she's here by me.
C G C G
Let tomorrow be, yeah, she's here by me.
Instrumental Coda:
||: Em B+ Em7 Em6 :|| C G
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.
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