Van Morrison – High Summer (Ukulele)

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 By the mansion on the hillside,

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 Red sports car comes driving down the road.

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And pulls up into the driveway,

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 And a story does un-fold.

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 She's standing by the rhodo-dendrons,

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 Where the roses are in bloom.

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Looking out at the At-lantic ocean,

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 And in her head she hums this tune.

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 Thank god the dark nights, are drawing in a-gain,

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 'Cos high summer has got me down.

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I'll wait till the end of August,

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 And get off this merry-go-round.

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 And they shut him out of paradise,

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 Called him Lucifer, and frowned.

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She took pride in what God made him,

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Even before the angels shot him down to the ground.

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 He's a light out of the darkness,

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 And he wears a starry crown.

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If you see him nothing will shake him,

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 'Cos high summer has got him low down.

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 High summer's got him lonesome,

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 Even when he makes the rounds, (makes the rounds).

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 There's been no two ways a-bout it;

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 High summer's got him low down.

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 Checked in to the tiny village by the lakeside,

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 Settled down to start a-new.

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Far away from the poli-ticians,

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 And the many chosen few.

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 Far away from the jealousy factor,

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 And everything that was tearing him a-part.

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Far away from the organ grinder,

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 And everyone that played their part.

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 And they shut him out of paradise,

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 Called him Lucifer, and frowned.

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She took pride in what God made him,

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Even before the angels shot him down to the ground.

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 He's a light out of the darkness,

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 And he wears a starry crown.

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If you see him nothing will shake him,

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 'Cos high summer has got him low down.

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 High summer's on the rebound,

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 High summer's got him low down.

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 High summer's on the rebound,

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 High summer's got him low down.

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 High summer's on the rebound,

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 High summer's got him low down, low down.