#------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #--------------------------------------------------------# 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:

^CShe's been^E7 afraid of the ^AmCuisinart ^CSince nine-teen ^E7seventy^Am-seven ^CNow when s^E7he opens u^Amp the house Well she ^E7won't set foot in th^Fe kitchen ^CHer brother's^E7 dating an a^Amrchitect ^CThey're coming^E7 up for the ^Amweekend ^CHe never g^E7ave her the^Am proper respect But ^E7she still meets the ferry to ^Fgreet them

Chorus:

^FOh, at the ^Csummer place, ^E7we got the space if ^Amyou've got the ^Gtime ^FAt the s^Cummer place, ^Gits so far away ^E7It's another state of... Am F C E7 Am F C E7 (repeat intro riff over chorus) F, G Miiind, Miiind, Miiind, Miiind

Verse 2:

^CShe ran ^E7away back in ^Amseventy eight ^CJust down the^E7 beach to the ^Amneighbor's ^CThey brought he^E7r back after ^Amsunset Her Dad said^E7 "Don't do me ^Fany favors" ^CHer Mom s^E7at on the ^Ampatio ^CShe said she ^E7needed the ^Amsea air ^CShe drank a ^E7fifth of S^Ameagram's And then she'd ^E7sink down into her^F deck chair

Chorus 2:

Bridge:

^AmAt fifteen, s^E7hop-lifting ^CWas the only g^Fame she liked to play ^AmAt forty, ^E7she's so bored she ^CThinks about it ^Fthen decides to play ^AmBut still she c^Gan't help feeling ^D/F#Those good old days don't seem so far ^Gaway (seem so far away) ^E7Just like yesterday

Verse 3:

^CShe took a ^E7handful of ^Ammushrooms ^CThat she ^E7got from a ^Amsurfer ^CShe spent a ^E7night in a ^Amhospital room ^E7So the doctors could o^Fbserve her

Chorus 3:

^FOh, at the ^Csummer place, ^E7We've got the space, ^Amyou should drop on^G by ^FOh, at the ^Csummer place ^Gthe injuries fade but the^E7 memories last a life ^AmTiiiime^F C E7 A lifetiiiime Am F A lifetiiiime C E7 A lifetiiiime

Outro: F, G, (pause) A Cheers, and buy "Sky Full of Holes", available on August, 2nd 2011. www.fountainsofwayne.com -John Baer

Fountains of Wayne - The summer place