Fairport Convention – The Summer Before The War (Guitar)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 3
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Chords

Written by Huw Williams, chords transcribed from the Fairport Convention Songbook One v2.0 [Intro] G D7sus4 G D7sus4 G D7sus4 G D7sus4 [Verse 1]
G        Dadd4    C           G/B
All on a Saturday bright as a bell

C          G/B          Am7  D
Early, and just for the ride

G         Dadd4        C           G/B
We took a trip cycling down to the sea

Am7          D         G
You and your lady, and I
[Bridge 1]
Am7       G/B
Oh what a summer

C  G/B  Am7 G
Oh what a   sun

Am            Am/G        Am     D
Bright in the blue sky it clung
[Chorus]
G          Dadd4
One day at Whitsun

    C                 Am7b5  Am7
The sea and the shore

             D/F#     G  D7sus4  G  D7sus4
The summer before the war
[Verse 2]
G          Dadd4                  C                 G/B
All summer places where you could taste the country air

C          G/B          Am7  D
Racing our shadows we'd fly

G                Dadd4        C           G/B
Down through the narrow lanes chasing the slow trains

    Am7        D         G
The last of an age going by
[Bridge 2]
Am7      G/B
We had a good time

C  G/B Am7  G
We had some fun

Am        Am/G          Am          D
There was time then and we all were young
[Chorus]
G          Dadd4
One day at Whitsun

    C                 Am7b5  Am7
The sea and the shore

             D/F#     G
The summer before the war
[Bridge 3]
Am7              D
Young hearts and young souls

Am             Em
Young minds to unfold

Am          Am/G          Am    D
Knowing the untold somehow
[Chorus]
G          Dadd4
One day at Whitsun

    C                 Am7b5  Am7
The sea and the shore

             D/F#     G  D7sus4  G  D7sus4
The summer before the war
[Instrumental Verse] G Dadd4 C G/B C G/B Am7 D G Dadd4 C G/B Am7 D G Am7 G/B C G/B Am7 G Am Am/G Am D G Dadd4 C Am7b5 Am7 D/F# G [Bridge 3]
Am7              D
Young hearts and young souls

Am             Em
Young minds to unfold

Am          Am/G          Am    D
Knowing the untold somehow
[Chorus]
G          Dadd4
One day at Whitsun

    C                 Am7b5  Am7
The sea and the shore

             D/F#     G  D7sus4  G  D7sus4
The summer before the war
[Verse 3]
G          Dadd4             C            G/B
We found a small cove by the sand and the water

C        G/B          Am7  D
Salt air brushing our skin

G            Dadd4    C           G/B
Your hand in her hand her hand in mine

Am7          D           G
Watching the sea rushing in
[Bridge 2]
Am7       G/B
Oh what a moment

C  G/B  Am7 G
Oh what a   day

Am                 Am/G          Am        D
We held it, and it never slipped away
[Chorus]
G          Dadd4
One day at Whitsun

    C                 Am7b5  Am7
The sea and the shore

             D/F#     G  D7sus4  G  D7sus4
The summer before the war