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Summer days, summer nights are gone
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Summer days and the summer nights are gone
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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
G7D
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud
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Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
[Verse 3]
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Everybody get ready—lift your glasses and sing
G7D
Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing
A7D
Well, I’m standin’ on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the King
[Verse 4]
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Well I’m drivin’ in the flats in a Cadillac car
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The girls all say, “You’re a worn-out star”
G7D
My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime
A7D
How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time?
[Verse 5]
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Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land
G7D
The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land
A7D
What good are you anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman?
[Verse 6]
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Wedding bells ringin’, the choir is beginning to sing
G7D
Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing
A7D
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
G7D
She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
A7D
She says, “You can’t repeat the past.” I say, “You can’t? What do you mean,
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you can’t? Of course you can.”
[Verse 8]
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Where do you come from? Where do you go?
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Sorry that’s nothin’ you would need to know
G7D
Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck
A7D
Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck
[Verse 9]
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I got eight carburetors, boys I’m using ’em all
G7D
Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I’m using ’em all
A7D
I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall
[Verse 10]
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My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
G7D
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
A7D
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
G7D
Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
A7D
If it’s information you want you can go get it from the police
[Verse 12]
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Politician got on his jogging shoes
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He must be running for office, got no time to lose
G7D
He been suckin’ the blood out of the genius of generosity
A7D
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
G7D
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
A7D
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
G7D
Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
A7D
Gonna break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift
[Verse 15]
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Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7D
Summer days, summer nights are gone
A7D
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on