Summers End Chords

by John Prine
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The way John plays it. Capo 2nd fret, key of D in C voicing. Spacing in text indicates phrasing.
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: 2nd fret
Author rstevenhanson [a] 151.
1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 5, 2020
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Chords

C
Em
F
G
Am

Strumming

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[Intro] x2
   C              C              Em             Em
e|------0--------------0---------------------0-------------|
B|-0h1------1-----0h1------1---0---------0------------0----|
G|----0-------0------0---------------------0---------------|
D|---------------------------2------2-------------2-----2--|
A|-3------3-------3------3-------------2-------------------|
E|-------------------------------0--------------0---0------|
 
[Verse 1]
C                                       Em
Summer’s end’s   around the bend just    flying
    C                                       Em
The swimming suits   are on the line just    drying
     F                                  G
I’ll meet you there    per our conver - sation
  F                                 G
I hope I didn’t   ruin your whole vacation
 
[Verse 2]
         C                                       Em
Well you never know   how far from home you’re    feeling
  C                                      Em
Until you watch   the shadows cross the   ceiling
     F                                  G
Well I don’t know,   but I can see it    snowing
F                                    G
In your car   the windows are   wide open
 
[Chorus]
             C                 Am
Just come on home      come on home
             F                G
No you don’t have to      be alone
             C  (Intro)
Just come on home.
 
[Verse 3]
C                                        Em
Valentines   break hearts and minds at    random
         C                                 Em
That ol’ Easter egg   ain’t got a leg to    stand on
     F                                    G
Well I can see   that you can’t win for    trying
    F                                        G
And New Year’s Eve   is bound to leave you    crying
 
[Chorus]
        C                 Am
Come on home      come on home
             F                G
No you don’t have to      be alone
             F     G     F     G
Just come on home.
 
[Verse 4]
    C (hold)                                 Em
The moon and stars   hang out in bars just    talking
C                                   Em
I still love   that picture of us    walking
F                                         G
Just like that ol’ house we thought was    haunted
F                                    G
Summer’s end   came faster than we    wanted
 
[Chorus]
        C                 Am
Come on home      come on home
             F                G
No you don’t have to      be alone
        C                 Am
Come on home      come on home
             F                G
No you don’t have to      be alone
             C
Just come on home.
 
[Alternate intro that kinda follows the bassline on the Em:]
   C              C              Em            Em
e|------0--------------0-----------------------------------|
B|-0h1------1-----0h1------1---0---------------------------|
G|----0-------0------0----------------0--------------------|
D|---------------------------2------2---2------------------|
A|-3------3-------3------3---------------------2-----------|
E|-------------------------------0-------------------3-----|
 
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10 comments
ourjunkstuff1
I really like this. Goes perfect with him in the videos. Thank for doing this!!
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endertb
Thanks!! Only question - what's the strumming pattern for the 'F' and 'G' chords?
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PointBlank71
Thank you. This is perfect. Just how John plays it!
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