IntroCGAmGCFCVerse 1GAmG
The summer was sweet and the flowers were blooming
CFCG
The wind was as gentle and sweet as a kiss
CFAmG
The great northern lights danced above us till morning
CFC
The stars were like diamonds, we each made our wish
InterludeCGAmGCFCVerse 2GAmG
The mountains were green and they climbed to the heavens
CFCG
The rivers ran sparkling down to the sea
CFAmG
Your laugh like a bell filled my heart with such gladness
CFC
Our songs they were happy, our voices were free
InterludeCGAmGCFCVerse 3GAmG
We built a green bower of willows and roses
CFCG
Sang of our pleasures and sang of our woes
CFAmG
How could we have known this would be your last summer
CFC
How precious the bower, how precious the rose
InterludeCGAmGCFC
**Key Change - Up 3 Semitones**
Verse 4EbBbCmBb
The world without you has gone dark as the winter
EbAbEbBb
The sounds of the river are frozen and still
EbAbCmBb
The lark has grown silent, the stars have no lustre
EbAbEb
I long to see springtime, some say that I will
InterludeEbBbCmBbEbAbEbVerse 5
BbCmBb
They say I will find you among the bright flowers
EbAbEbBb
We'll walk in the rain and we'll dance in the wind
EbAbCmBb
We'll build a green bower and fish all the rivers
EbAbEb
We'll watch the stars fall and we'll smile once again
InterludeEbBbCmBbEbAbEbVerse 6
BbCmBb
I still love you more than the earth and its beauties
EbAbEbBb
You are all my seasons, we never shall part
EbAbCmBb
For though I have lost you, you live on forever
EbAbEb
Oh, joy of my future, oh child of my heart
OutroEbBbCmBbEbAbEb
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