The Summer Place
Fountains of Wayne
Key: C
| Am | F | C | E7 | Am | F |
C | E7 | F G | C C/B |
Am | C C/B | Am |
C C/B Am
She's been afraid of the Cuisinart
C C/B Am
Since nineteen seventy seven
C C/B Am
Now when she opens up the house
E7 F | F G |
Well, she won't set foot in the kitchen
C C/B Am
Her brother's dating an architect
C C/B Am
They're coming up for the weekend
C C/B Am
He never gave her the proper respect
E7 F
But she still meets the ferry to greet them
F C E7 Am
G
Oh at the summer place we've got the space if you've got the time
F C G E7
And the summer place is so far away it's another state of
| Am |F |C |E7 |Am |F
|C | E7 | F G |
Mi-i-i-ind, mi-i-i-ind, mi-i-i-ind, mi-i-i-ind
C C/B Am
She ran away back in '78
C C/B Am
Just down the beach to the neighbors'
C C/B Am
They brought her back after sunset
E7 F | F G |
Her dad said, "Don't do me any favors"
C C/B Am
Her mom would sit on the patio
C C/B Am
She said she needed the sea air
C C/B Am
She'd drink a fifth of Seagrams
E7 F
And then she'd sink down into her deck chair
F C E7 Am
G
Oh at the summer place we've got the space if you've got the time
F C G E7
And the summer place is so far away it's another state of
| Am |F |C |E7 |Am |F
|C | E7 | F G |
Mi-i-i-ind, mi-i-i-ind, mi-i-i-ind, mi-i-i-ind
Am G
At fifteen shoplifting
C F
Was the only game she liked to play
Am G
At forty she's so bored she
C F
Thinks about it then decides to pay
Am G
And still she can't help feeling
D/F# D/F# G
Those good old days don't seem so far away
E7
Was it just yesterday
C C/B Am
She took a handful of mushrooms
C C/B Am
That she got from a surfer
C C/B Am
She spent the night in the hospital room
E7 F
So the doctors could observe her
F C E7
Am G
Oh at the summer place we've got the space you should drop on by
F C G E7
At the summer place the injuries fade but the memories last a life-
| Am |F |C |E7 |
Ti-i-i-ime, a lifetimi-i-i-ime
| Am |F |C |E7 | F
G | A |
A lifetimi-i-i-ime, a lifetimi-i-i-ime <> (pushed)
At the end of the first two lines in each verse the chord pattern rocks between Am and
Am7 twice: C C/B Am (Am Am7 Am Am7)
C = 032010
C/B = 020010
Am = 002210
Am7 = 002010
Charted by Dexex
