Summer Of '75 chords by Chris Knight

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
In the lamp  (G major) light on Locust Street,
Em 
 (E minor) with the party far behind
C 
No sound  (C major) but the beat of her
G 
heart and mine  (G major) 
The smell of her hair was my first breath,
Em 
 (E minor) and her lips were my first
C 
kiss  (C major) 
And my first step was a
G 
headlong  (G major) di ve

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Verse 2

I couldn't keep myself from falling,

so she taught me to fly

And I was born in the summer

of '75

Verse 3
G 
In the morning  (G major) light she wore my coat,
Em 
 (E minor) and all I wanted to know
C 
Was she trem (C major) bling from
G 
the feeling or the cold  (G major) 
As the sleepy small town came to life,
Em 
 (E minor) I saw the answer in her eyes
C 
 (C major) And knew I'd always
have her hand to hold
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4

Now somethings don't need saying,

you just feel 'em deep inside

The way I felt in the summer of '75

Verse 5
D 
Now  (D major) all that seems like yesterday,
C 
G 
D 
 (C major) how the time slips  (G major) away  (D major) 
Em 
The blind (E minor) ing speed will
C 
G 
 (C major) leave you feeling cold  (G major) 
D 
So  (D major) when I feel the hands of time
C 
G 
D 
 (C major) tugging at this  (G major) life of mine  (D major) 
Em 
C 
I  (E minor) reach for the  (C major) warmest
D 
thing to  (D major) hold

Interlude 1

Verse 6
G 
A light  (G major) still shines on Locust Street,
Em 
some (E minor) where back in time
C 
And I wake  (C major) up to the beat
G 
of her heart and mine  (G major) 
And I reach out and touch her hair,
Em 
C 
 (E minor) just to know that she's still there  (C major) 
And the dream I had is still
by my side
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 7
D 
I might not  (D major) make church on Sunday,
G 
C 
but I thank  (G major) the Lord each  (C major) night
G 
D 
That I was born  (G major) in the sum (D major) 
C 
mer of  (C major) '75
G 
D 
Yeah, I was born  (G major) in the sum (D major) mer of '75