The Summer Day Reflection Song Donovan
...THE SUMMER DAY REFLECTION SONG... by Donovan
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*from 'Fairytale' (1965)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bbm)
Intro:
Am, G G/B (x4)
Verse 1:
Cat's a-[G]sleeping [G/B]in the [Am]sun,
Eyes take [G]heed; the [G/B]colours [Am]call.
Sunlight [G]patterns [G/B]touch the [Am]wall,
Red ker-[G]chiefs [G/B]sail and [Am]fall.
Cat's a-[G]sleeping [G/B]in the [Am]sun.
Interlude:
[Am]
Verse 2:
Dragon [G]kite [G/B]in the [Am]sky,
Wheel and [G]turns, [G/B]spin and [Am]fly.
Attacked by [G]rooks and [G/B]never [Am]fail,
To cry the [G]sound of [G/B]fairy [Am]tales.
The cat is [G]walkin' [G/B]in the [Am]sun.
[G/B] In the [Am]sun.
Interlude:
Am,
Am, G G/B (x6)
Verse 3:
All the [G]pebbles [G/B]I have [Am]seen;
Precious [G]stones [G/B]for Col-[Am]leen.
Every [G]minute [G/B]I pass [Am]through,
With the [G]grooves [G/B]spent with [Am]you.
The cat is [G]yawning [G/B]in the [Am]sun.
Verse 4:
Jewelled [G]castles [G/B]I have [Am]built,
With freak [G]feel-[G/B]ings of [Am]guilt.
And the [G]words stab [G/B]to the [Am]hilt,
Pick the [G]flower and [G/B]it will [Am]wilt.
Cat's a-[G]shifting [G/B]in the [Am]sun.
Verse 5:
Mario-[G]nette [G/B]dangles [Am]dead,
Insensi-[G]tivity [G/B]is [Am]fed.
By the [G]TV [G/B]wizard's [Am]wand,
Once [G]in the [G/B]spell, you're [Am]conned.
Cat's a-[G]smiling [G/B]in the [Am]sun.
Verse 6:
Cat's a-[G]sleeping [G/B]in the [Am]sun,
Eyes take [G]heed; the [G/B]colours [Am]call.
Sunlight [G]patterns [G/B]touch the [Am]wall,
Red ker-[G]chiefs [G/B]sail and [Am]fall.
Cat's a-[G]smiling [G/B]it to [Am]me.
Outro:
Am, G G/B (x10), Am
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [G/B] [Am]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]x20033 [EADGBE]x02210
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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