Dar Williams – End Of The Summer chords
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[Intro] Am Am Em G x2 [Verse 1]Am Am Em G The summer ends and we wonder where we areAm Am Em GAnd there you go, my friends, with your boxes in your carC CAnd you both look so youngG GAnd last night was hard, you saidAm AmYou packed up every roomEm GAnd then you cried and went to bedAm AmBut today you closed the doorEm EmAnd said "We have to get a move onFmaj7 Fmaj7It's just that time of yearG GWhen we push ourselves aheadAm Am AmWe push ourselves ahead."Dm DmAnd it was cloudy in the morningEm EmAnd it rained as you drove awayDm DmAnd the same things looked differentEm EmIt's the end of the summerFmaj7 Fmaj7It's the end of the summerEm9 Em9When you move to another place[Verse 2]Am Am Em GAnd I feel like the neighbor's girl who will never be the sameAm Am Em GShe walked alone all spring, she had a boyfriend when the summer cameC C G GAnd he gave her flowers in a lightning stormAm Am Em GThey disappeared at night in green fields of silver cornAm Am Em EmAnd sometime in July she just forgot that he was leavingFmaj7 Fmaj7 G EmSo when the fields were dying, she held on to his sleevesAm Am AmShe held on to his sleevesDm DmAnd she doesn't want to let goEm Em'Cause she won't know what she's up againstDm DmThe classrooms and the smart girlsEm EmIt's the end of the summerFmaj7 Fmaj7It's the end of the summerEm9 Em9When you hang your flowers up to dry[Instrumental] Am Am Em G x2 [Verse 3]Am Am Em GAnd I had a dream, it blows the autumn through my headAm Am Em GIt felt like the first day of school, but I was going to the moon insteadC CAnd I walked down the hallG GWith the notebooks they got for meAm AmMy dad led me through the houseEm GMy mom drank instant coffeeAm AmAnd I knew that I would crashEm EmBut I didn't want to tell themFmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7There are just some moments when your family makes senseAm Am AmThey just make senseDm Dm Em EmSo I raised up my arms and my mother put the sweater onDm Dm EmWe walked out on the dark and frozen grassEmThe end of the summerEm EmIt's the end of the summerEm9 Em9When you send your children to the moon[Verse 4]Am Am Em G The summer ends and we wonder who we areAm Am Em GAnd there you go, my friends, with your boxes in your carC C G GAnd today I passed the high school, the river, the maple treeAm AmI passed the farms that made itEm GThrough the last days of the centuryAm Em EmAnd I knew that I was going to learn againEm Fmaj7 Fmaj7Again, in this last hazy lightG EmI saw the fields beyond the fieldsAm Am AmThe fields beyond the fieldsDm DmAnd the colors are much brighter nowEm EmIt's like they really want to tell the truthDm Dm Em EmWe give our testimony to the end of the summerF FIt's the end of the summerEm9 Em9You can spin the light to gold