Someone Somewhere In Summertime chords by Simple Minds (Official Version)

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F#m
D
Eadd4
F#
E
Dadd9
E7

Intro 1

Bridge 1

Stay, I'm burning slow,

with me in the rain

Walking in the soft rain,

calling out my name

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Verse 1
See me burning slow
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Brilliant days
Wake up on brilliant days
D 
Eadd4 
Shadows of  (D major) brilliant ways will  (Eadd4) change
F# 
all the  (F sharp major) time
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Memories
Burning gold memories
D 
Gold of day  (D major) memories
Eadd4 
F# 
change  (Eadd4) me in these  (F sharp major) times

Pre-chorus 1
D 
 (D major) Somewhere there is some place
E 
F#m 
 (E major) That one  (F sharp minor) million eyes can't see
D 
And  (D major) somewhere there is someone
E 
F#m 
 (E major) Who can  (F sharp minor) see   what I can see?

Chorus 1
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime

Interlude 1

Bridge 2

Stay, I'm burning slow,

with me in the rain

Walking in the soft rain,

calling out my name

Verse 2
See me burning slow
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Moments burn, slow burning golden nights
D 
Eadd4 
Once more see  (D major) city lights, holding cand (Eadd4) les
F# 
to the flame  (F sharp major) 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Brilliant days
wake up on brilliant days
D 
Eadd4 
Shadows of  (D major) brilliant ways change  (Eadd4) me
F# 
all the  (F sharp major) time

Pre-chorus 2

Somewhere there is some place

That one million eyes can't see

And somewhere there is someone

Who can see what I can see?

Chorus 2
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
Dadd9 
 (Dadd9) Someone,
E7 
 (E7) somewhere
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) in summertime
[repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m
D
Eadd4
F#
E
Dadd9
E7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# minorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Eadd4: x-x-2-2-0-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Someone Somewhere In Summertime by Simple Minds, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Simple Minds's performance.