A D E A A D E A A D I was in your presence for an hour or so E A Or was it a day? I truly don’t know A D Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low E A By that soft and shining sea A D Did you respect me for what I did E A Or for what I didn’t do, or for keeping it hid? A D Did I lose my mind when I tried to get rid E A Of everything you see? A D E A In the summertime ... ah in the summertime A D E A In the summertime ... when you were with me A D E A A D E A A D I got the heart and you got the blood E A We cut through iron and we cut through mud A D Then came the warnin’ that was before the flood E A That set everybody free A D Fools they made a mock of sin E A Our loyalty they tried to win A D But you were closer to me than my next of kin E A When they didn’t want to know or see A D E A In the summertime ... ah in the summertime A D E A In the summertime ... when you were with me A D E A A D E A A D Strangers, they meddled in our affairs E A Poverty and shame was theirs A D But all that sufferin’ was not to be compared E A With the glory that is to be A D And I’m still carrying the gift you gave E A It’s a part of me now, it’s been cherished and saved A D It’ll be with me unto the grave E A And then unto eternity A D E A In the summertime ... ah in the summertime A D E A In the summertime ... when you were with me A D E A A D E6 E A
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