The Decemberists - Summersong Corrected version _________________ capo 4th fret Intro Am C Em G e|-5-3-5-0------------------------| B|---------3-5-3-1-0-1-0----------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------0--------| Am C Ramblin' where to begin Em G I taste the summer on your peppery skin Am C Been saved the warmer the waves Em G I felt a slip into a watery grave Am C Em G (2x) Am C My girl, linen and curls Em G Lips parting like a flag all unfurled Am C She's grand the bend of her hand Em G Digging deep into the sweep of the sand Am C Em G (2x) chorus: G Am Em Am Summer arrives with a length of lights Em Am F Summer blows away C G Am C Em G And quietly gets swallowed by a wave Am C Em G It gets swallowed by a wave Waylay the din of the day Boats bobbing in the blue of the bay In deep far beneath all the dead sailors Slowly slipping to sleep My girl, linen and curls Lips parting like a flag all unfurled She's grand the bend of her hand Digging deep into the sweep of the sand Summer arrives with a length of lights Summer blows away And quietly gets swallowed by a wave It gets swallowed by a wave...