The Summer of '75 chords by David Petete

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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We  (D major) had our dreams,
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 (A major) we  (D major) made our plans
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But no  (G major) one sees the fu (E minor) ture
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as a  (D major) boy becomes a man  (A major) 
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We  (D major) held our breath,
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 (A major)  (D major) we crossed that stage
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Tossed our  (G major) caps into the even (E minor) ing sky
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Turn  (D major) another page  (A major) 
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How of (B minor) ten I remember  (G major) 
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Those days  (D major) of discontent
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 (A major) How precious  (B minor) every moment
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 (G major) And how careless  (D major) each was spent
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 (A major) It  (D major) was the summer of  (G major) 75  (A major) 
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 (D major) With nothing  (A major) ahead
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but the rest  (G major) of our  (A major) lives
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Liv (D major) ing on promises
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and the will to sur (A major) vive
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We set our  (D major) sights on  (G major) 
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the prom (A major) ised land  (D major) 
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As yester (A major) day slipped  (G major) out of our  (A major) hands
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We  (G major) all said our goodbyes
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 (A major) in the summer of 75  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major) 
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Oh  (D major) now and then,
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 (A major) we  (D major) remember when
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And we long  (G major) to taste the freedom
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 (E minor) we will  (D major) never see again  (A major) 
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But  (D major) hope survives in  (A major)  (D major) 
our children's eyes
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Oh, give  (G major) us words of wis (E minor) dom
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to  (D major) help them realize
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 (A major) How of (B minor) ten they'll remember  (G major) 
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these days  (D major) that go so fast  (A major) 
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How every  (B minor) precious moment  (G major) 
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too soon  (D major) becomes the pas (A major) t
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It was the  (E major) summer of  (A major) 75,  (B major)  (E major) 
there was nothing ahead
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 (B major) but  (A major) the rest of our  (B major) lives
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 (E major) We were living on promises
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and the will to sur (B major) vive
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We set our  (E major) sights on  (A major) the prom (B major) ised  (E major) land,
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as yesterday slipped  (B major)  (A major) out of our  (B major) hands
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We  (A major) all said our goodbyes  (B major) 
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It was the  (E major) summer of  (A major) 75  (B major) 
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With  (E major) nothing ahead
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 (B major) but  (A major) the rest of our  (B major) lives
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Liv (E major) ing on promises
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and the will to sur (B major) vive
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We set our  (E major) sights on  (A major) the prom (B major) ised  (E major) land
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As yesterday slipped  (B major)  (A major) out of our  (B major) hands
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We  (A major) all said our goodbyes
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 (B major) in the summer of 75  (E major)  (A major)  (B major)  (E major)  (B major) 
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 (A major)  (B major)  (E major)  (B major)  (E major)  (A major)  (B major)  (E major) 
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 (B major) You  (A major)  (B major)  (E major) you