The Summer Place Fountains of Wayne
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Artist: Fountains of Wayne
Album: Sky Full of Holes
Song: The Summer Place
tabber: John Baer (eddiebauerman16@aol.com)
tabbed on 7/16/2011
Intro guitar 1: (acoustic chords) Am, F, C, E7 (x2)
Intro guitar 2: (electric riff)
[Am] [F] [C] [E7] [Am] [F] [C] [E7]
e--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G----------2-5-0-------1-4-2-------2-5-0---0-1-----| (both play): F, G D-------2-2---------2-2---------3-3------2---------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
[C]She's been[E7] afraid of the [Am]Cuisinart
[C]Since nine-teen [E7]seventy[Am]-seven
[C]Now when s[E7]he opens u[Am]p the house
Well she [E7]won't set foot in th[F]e kitchen
[C]Her brother's[E7] dating an a[Am]rchitect
[C]They're coming[E7] up for the [Am]weekend
[C]He never g[E7]ave her the[Am] proper respect
But [E7]she still meets the ferry to [F]greet them
Chorus:
[F]Oh, at the [C]summer place, [E7]we got the space
if [Am]you've got the [G]time
[F]At the s[C]ummer place, [G]its so far away
[E7]It's another state of...
Am F C E7 Am F C E7 (repeat intro riff over chorus) F, G
Miiind, Miiind, Miiind, Miiind
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fountains_of_wayne/the_summer_place_crd.html )
Verse 2:
[C]She ran [E7]away back in [Am]seventy eight
[C]Just down the[E7] beach to the [Am]neighbor's
[C]They brought he[E7]r back after [Am]sunset
Her Dad said[E7] "Don't do me any f[F]avors"
[C]Her Mom s[E7]at on the [Am]patio
[C]She said she [E7]needed the [Am]sea air
[C]She drank a [E7]fifth of S[Am]eagram's
And then she'd [E7]sink down into her[F] deck chair
Chorus 2:
[F]Oh, at the [C]summer place, [E7]we got the space
if [Am]you've got the [G]time
[F]At the s[C]ummer place, [G]its so far away
[E7]It's another state of...
Am F C E7 Am F C E7 (repeat intro riff over chorus) F, G
Miiind, Miiind, Miiind, Miiind
Bridge:
[Am]At fifteen, s[E7]hop-lifting
[C]Was the only g[F]ame she liked to play
[Am]At forty, [E7]she's so bored she
[C]Thinks about it [F]then decides to play
[Am]But still she c[G]an't help feeling
[D/F#]Those good old days don't seem so far [G]away
(seem so far away) [E7]Just like yesterday
Verse 3:
[C]She took a [E7]handful of [Am]mushrooms
[C]That she [E7]got from a [Am]surfer
[C]She spent a [E7]night in a [Am]hospital room
[E7]So the doctors could o[F]bserve her
Chorus 3:
[F]Oh, at the [C]summer place, [E7]We've got the space, [Am]you should drop on[G] by
[F]Oh, at the [C]summer place
[G]the injuries fade but the[E7] memories last a life
[Am]Tiiiime[F]
A l[C]ifetiii[E7]ime
A [Am]lifetii[F]iime
A[C] lifeti[E7]iiime
Outro:
F, G, (pause) A
Cheers, and buy "Sky Full of Holes", available on August, 2nd 2011.
www.fountainsofwayne.com
-John Baer
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