C*: x 3 2 0 1 3 (C with G on 1st string)
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Intro: C-G-D-D7
I (G)loved the ground she (C)walked u(Bm)pon
And the (C)air she (D)would softly (G)breathe(D)
The (G)feather touch of her (C)gentle (Bm)lips
That (C)only a (D)fool would (G)leave.(G*)(G)
That (C)only a (D)fool would (G)leave
But we (C)tasted for (C*)bed and (D)wine(D7)
Though I (G)loved the ground she (C)walked u(Bm)pon
I could (C)never have (D)made her (G)mine.(G*)(G)
The (G)swallows fly all (C)along the (Bm)canal
And I (C)watch with a (D)heavy (G)heart(D)
In (G)dizzy spins they (C)dive and (Bm)twirl
Touch (C)wings and (D)then de(G)part.(G*)(G)
Touch (C)wings and (D)then de(G)part
As the (C)summer (C*)fades a(D)way(D7)
Though I (G)loved the ground she (C)walked u(Bm)pon
I (C)knew that I (D)could not (G)stay.(G*)(G)
Repeat Intro
The (G)swallow is a (C)summer’s (Bm)child
And she (C)flies be(D)fore the (G)cold(D)
Though I (G)loved the ground she (C)walked u(Bm)pon
She (C)was not (D)mine to (G)hold.(G*)(G)
She (C)was not (D)mine to (G)hold
But it was (C)easy (C*)to pre(D)tend(D7)
Though I (G)loved the ground she (C)walked u(Bm)pon
A (C)summer (D)has to (G)end.
G-G-C-Bm
...A (C)summer (D)has to (G)end.
G-C-G-D7-G
