Gin Blossoms – Idiot Summer (Guitar Tab)

ARTIST:Gin Blossoms TITLE:Idiot Summer (4:10) WRITTEN BY:Robin Wilson C (w/Fig. 1) (w/Riff A) G C I walked home to the sun F G I couldn't ride another one I thought a lot along the lines G C And I've been fooled about all night F G Wiped clean always by midnight G C F G Wasn't it like an idiot summer G C F G Wasn't it like an idiot summer W/Riff A. (slightly different) C G C Three, four peaks all I could see F G In the morning it's a hundred and ten degrees G C F G But I like the goddamn heat G C I lie awake half the night F G Autumn is coming it seems like it's in sight G C F G All the autumn that you can see G C F G All the autumn that you can see C (w/Fig. 1) G C G C G C G It's growing darker like the trees C G But if all the trees should fall C G C G C G All the bugs would crawl in my sleep C (w/Fig. 1) (And then we're out of work) SOLO: G - C - F - G G - C - F - G G - C - F - G G - C - F - G It's growing darker like the trees But if all the trees should fall All the bugs would crawl in my sleep There's no telling I was so confused I try but I can't help you choose Tucson is so far away I lie awake half the night Autumn is coming it seems like it's in sight Wasn't it like an idiot summer...

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