Connie Francis – In The Summer Of His Years (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 7th July, 2024 This song was written to tell the tale about John F.Kennedy and JFK's assassination! Define: B.p.m. 80 4/4 Time Signature Original Key – C#m Key Change – Dm Key Change – Ebm * Single Strum (which rings out) N.C. Stop Strumming G/A X00003 Please press the Simplify feature (Next to the Autscroll) for simpler chords. ************************************** [Intro] |C#m |B |A |F# G# | |C#m | [Verse 1] 0:09
  C#m       B             A
A young man rode with his head held high

C#m       B     D    G#7
Under the Texas sun

    C#m    B              A      G#
And no one guessed that a man so blessed

      C#m    B  G#  A
Would perish by the gun

G#          C#m    G#m7 G#  C#m
Lord, would perish by   the gun
[Instrumental] Key Change to Dm 0:37 |C#m |A7 | [Verse 2] 0:42
  Dm        C          Bb     C
A shot rang out like a sudden shout

Dm         C        Eb     A7
And Heaven held its breath

        Dm          C    Bb      A7
For the dreams of a multitude of man

     Dm       C  A7  Bb
Rode with him to his death

A7         Dm       C/G  A7  Dm      Dm
Lord, rode with him to   his death
[Verse 3] 1:14
         Dm           C     C/G    Dm
Yes, the heart of the world weighs heavy

                 Bb   Gm  A     A7
With the helplessness of  tears

        Dm      Bb6/Eb    Dm    Bb6/Eb
For the man cut down in a Texas town

       Dm     C  Bb  G/A     A7
In the summer of his years

    Dm     C  A7  Dm
The summer of his years
[Instrumental] Key Change to Ebm 1:44 |Dm |Bb7 | [Outro] 1:47
    Ebm    Db           B    Db
And we who stay mustn't ever lose

    Ebm       Db      E     Bb7
The victories that he won

          Ebm  Db          B    Ebm Abm         N.C.
For where ever man look to free-dom there...........

    Ebm       Db     B
His soul goes riding on

Bb7*      Ebm*      Dbm* Bb7*  Eb6       Eb*
Lord, his soul goes rid--ing   on..........