Verse 1:
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Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7 D
Summer days and the summer nights are gone
A7 D
I know a place where there?s still somethin? going on
Verse 2:
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I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
G7 D
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud
A7 D
Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
Verse 3:
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Everybody get ready?lift your glasses and sing
G7 D
Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing
A7 D
Well, I?m standin? on the table, I?m proposing a toast to the King
Verse 4:
D
Well I?m drivin? in the flats in a Cadillac car
D
The girls all say, ?You?re a worn-out star?
G7 D
My pockets are loaded and I?m spending every dime
A7 D
How can you say you love someone else when you know it?s me all the time?
Verse 5:
D
Well, the fog?s so thick you can?t spy the land
G7 D
The fog is so thick that you can?t even spy the land
A7 D
What good are you anyway, if you can?t stand up to some old businessman?
Verse 6:
D
Wedding bells ringin?, the choir is beginning to sing
G7 D
Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing
A7 D
What looks good in the day, at night is another thing
Verse 7:
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She?s looking into my eyes, she?s holding my hand
G7 D
She?s looking into my eyes, she?s holding my hand
A7 D
She says, ?You can?t repeat the past.? I say, ?You can?t? What do you mean,
D
you can?t? Of course you can.?
Verse 8:
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Where do you come from? Where do you go?
D
Sorry that?s nothin? you would need to know
G7 D
Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it?s stuck
A7 D
Why don?t you break my heart one more time just for good luck
Verse 9:
D
I got eight carburetors, boys I?m using ?em all
G7 D
Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I?m using ?em all
A7 D
I?m short on gas, my motor?s starting to stall
Verse 10:
D
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
G7 D
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
A7 D
I got my hammer ringin?, pretty baby, but the nails ain?t goin? down
Verse 11:
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You got something to say, speak or hold your peace
G7 D
Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
A7 D
If it?s information you want you can go get it from the police
Verse 12:
D
Politician got on his jogging shoes
D
He must be running for office, got no time to lose
G7 D
He been suckin? the blood out of the genius of generosity
A7 D
You been rolling your eyes?you been teasing me
Verse 13:
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Standing by God?s river, my soul is beginnin? to shake
G7 D
Standing by God?s river, my soul is beginnin? to shake
A7 D
I?m countin? on you love, to give me a break
Verse 14:
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Well, I?m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift
G7 D
Yes, I?m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
A7 D
Gonna break the roof in?set fire to the place as a parting gift
Verse 15:
D
Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7 D
Summer days, summer nights are gone
A7 D
I know a place where there?s still somethin? going on