Capo 3
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
Am F G, C
F C
(x2)
Verse 1:
(C)
By the mansion,
Am
On the hillside,
F
Red sports car,
G
Comes driving,
C F, C
Down the road.
C/B
And pulls up,
Am
Into the driveway,
F G
And a story,
C F, C
Does un-fold.
Verse 2:
C C/B
She's standing by,
Am
The rhodo-dendrons,
F G
Where the roses,
C F, C
Are in bloom.
Looking out at,
C/B Am
The at-lantic ocean,
F G
And in her head,
C F, C
She hums this tune.
Verse 3:
C
Thank god the,
Dark nights are,
C/B Am
Drawing in a-gain,
F G
'Cos high summer,
C F, C
Has got me down.
I'll wait till,
C/B Am
The end of august,
F G
And get off this,
C F, C
Merry-go-round.
Verse 4:
C
And they shut him,
C/B Am
Out of paradise,
F G
Called him lucifer,
C F, C
And frowned.
She took pride in,
C/B Am
What god made him,
Even before the,
F
Angels shot him down,
C F, C
To the ground.
Verse 5:
C
He's a light out,
C/B Am
Of the darkness,
F G
And he wears,
C F, C
A starry crown.
If you see him,
C/B
Nothing will,
Am
Shake him,
F G
'Cos high summer,
Has got him,
C F, C
Low down.
Solo:
Am F G, C
F C
(x2)
Bridge 1:
C
High summer's,
Dm
Got him lonesome,
G
Even when he,
Am
Makes the rounds,
F
(Makes the rounds).
F
There's been no,
Dm
Two ways a-bout it;
G
High summer's,
C F, C
Got him low down.
Verse 6:
C
Checked in to,
The tiny village,
Am
By the lakeside,
F G
Settled down,
C F, C
To start a-new.
Far away from,
C/B Am
The poli-ticians,
F G
And the many,
C F, C
Chosen few.
Verse 7:
C
Far away from,
C/B Am
The jealousy factor,
F
And everything,
G
That was tearing,
C F, C
Him a-part.
Far away from,
C/B Am
The organ grinder,
F G
And everyone,
That played,
C F, C
Their part.
Verse 8:
C
And they,
C/B
Shut him out,
Am
Of paradise,
F
Called him,
G
Lucifer,
C F, C
And frowned.
She took pride,
C/B
In what,
Am
God made him,
Even before,
F
The angels,
G
Shot him down,
C F, C
To the ground.
Verse 9:
C
He's a light out,
C/B Am
Of the darkness,
F G
And he wears,
C F, C
A starry crown.
If you see him,
C/B
Nothing will,
Am
Shake him,
F G
'Cos high summer,
Has got him,
C F, C
Low down.
Solo:
Am F G, C
F C
(x2)
Coda:
C
High summer's,
C/B Am
On the rebound,
F G
High summer's,
C F, C
Got him low down.
C
High summer's,
C/B Am
On the rebound,
F G
High summer's,
C F, C
Got him low down.
C
High summer's,
C/B Am
On the rebound,
F G
High summer's,
C F
Got him low down,
C
Low down.
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