Raleigh Ritchie - Lonely summer
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Notes:
Worked this out using barre chords on a guitar missing it's D string (hence the slightly odd chord
intonations), but if you prefer to play open you can do so by using the standard open chord intonations and
substituting the Bm for a Em7/B [x20030]
You might also like to play around with adding a 7th to the Em or some other flourish there when there's a
transition?
You can let the top E ring open as a pedal tone/droning note throughout the song, or vary using it along
with changing the strumming/picking pattern to fit the mood of the section if you want - I tried a kind of
alternate picking of the root (bass) note with dyads of the next root note + 3rd for the intro, plucked
chords (all strings simultaneously) for the chorus, then arpeggiated chords for the verse, and finally just
the root notes before going back to the plucked chords for the outro.
Check the song for the rhythm;)
C [x3x550]
Bm [x2x43x] (or Bmbb5 with the pedal tone)
Em7/G [3xx430]
G [3xx43x] (or Em7/G with the pedal tone)
Em [07xx80]
[Intro]
CDon't wanna wish my life awBmay
But the Em7/Gsun is in my eyes todaCy
Summer's like a big parBmade
GAnywayEm
[Chorus]
It's gonna bCe
A lonely summer for Bmme
It's gonna bCe
A lonely summer for Bmme
'Cause I don't Gknow how to Embe happCy
[Verse 1]
I'm awkward
I dwell on the past 'cause I hate moving fBmorward
If you had a year like mine, I'd say you aCll would
I don't wanna spend my prime just acting tBmortured
GSure is a waste of tEmime but hey, it's Call good
And I don't wanna kill your vibe 'cause I'm Bmdisordered
The sun is allowed to shine but I'm an Corchid
Chemistry altered
RecreBmates with mGe Em
[Pre-Chorus]
Then again, maybe I nCeed this
Glittering sequins
Dip in the sea and
Hittin' the Bmbeaches
Give me a reaGson
Why I shouldn't Emsleep in
[Chorus]
It's gonna bCe
A lonely summer for Bmme
It's gonna bCe
A lonely summer for Bmme
'Cause I don't Gknow how to Embe happ
[Verse 2]
(mute)
yFuck it C
I wasn't made for dancing, getting Bmlucky
LGove is a waste of Emtime when it's not Clovely
Sun's out, guns out, fun won't make you Bmlove me
'Cause you're bumpin' Guglies Em
[Pre-Chorus]
Then again, maybe I neCed this
Glittering sequins
Dip in the sea and
Hittin' the Bmbeaches
Give me a reaGson
Why I shouldn't Emsleep in
[Chorus]
It's gonna bCe
A lonely summer for Bmme
It's gonna bCe
A lonely summer for Bmme
'Cause I don't Gknow how to Embe happCy
[Outro]
HappBmy
HappCy
HappGy Em
HappCy
(It's gonna, it's gonna) It's gonna Bmbe
(It's gonna, it's gonna) A lonely summer for Cme
A lonely summer for Bmme
'Cause I don't Gknow how to Embe happCy
It's gonna bBme
GA lonely Emsummer for Cme
A lonely summer for Bmme
'Cause I don't Gknow how to Embe happCy
It's gonna bBme
GA lonely Emsummer forC me
A lonely summer for Bmme
'Cause I don't Gknow how to Embe happy