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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 E7 Am
she’s been afraid of the cuisinart
C E7 Am
since nine – teen seventy – seven
C E7 Am
now when she opens up the house
E7 F
well she won’t set foot in the kitchen
C E7 Am
her brother’s dating an architect
C E7 Am
they’re coming up for the weekend
C E7 Am
he never gave her the proper respect
E7 F
but she still meets the ferry to greet them
chorus :
F C E7
oh , at the summer place , we got the space
Am G
if you’ve got the time
F C G
at the summer place , 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
verse 2 :
C E7 Am
she ran away back in seventy eight
C E7 Am
just down the beach to the neighbor’s
C E7 Am
they brought her back after sunset
E7 F
her dad said “don’t do me any favors”
C E7 Am
her mom sat on the patio
C E7 Am
she said she needed the sea air
C E7 Am
she drank a fifth of seagram’s
E7 F
and then she’d sink down into her deck chair
chorus 2 :
F C E7
oh , at the summer place , we got the space
Am G
if you’ve got the time
F C G
at the summer place , 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 E7
at fifteen , shop – lifting
C F
was the only game she liked to play
Am E7
at forty , she’s so bored she
C F
thinks about it then decides to play
Am G
but still she can’t help feeling
D/F# G
those good old days don’t seem so far away
E7
( seem so far away ) just like yesterday
verse 3 :
C E7 Am
she took a handful of mushrooms
C E7 Am
that she got from a surfer
C E7 Am
she spent a night in a hospital room
E7 F
so the doctors could observe her
chorus 3 :
F C E7 Am G
oh , at the summer place , we’ve got the space , you should drop on by
F C
oh , at the summer place
G E7
the injuries fade but the memories last a life
Am F
tiiiime
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
# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 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 :
C E7 Am
she’s been afraid of the cuisinart
C E7 Am
since nine – teen seventy – seven
C E7 Am
now when she opens up the house
E7 F
well she won’t set foot in the kitchen
C E7 Am
her brother’s dating an architect
C E7 Am
they’re coming up for the weekend
C E7 Am
he never gave her the proper respect
E7 F
but she still meets the ferry to greet them
chorus :
F C E7
oh , at the summer place , we got the space
Am G
if you’ve got the time
F C G
at the summer place , 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
verse 2 :
C E7 Am
she ran away back in seventy eight
C E7 Am
just down the beach to the neighbor’s
C E7 Am
they brought her back after sunset
E7 F
her dad said “don’t do me any favors”
C E7 Am
her mom sat on the patio
C E7 Am
she said she needed the sea air
C E7 Am
she drank a fifth of seagram’s
E7 F
and then she’d sink down into her deck chair
chorus 2 :
F C E7
oh , at the summer place , we got the space
Am G
if you’ve got the time
F C G
at the summer place , 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 E7
at fifteen , shop – lifting
C F
was the only game she liked to play
Am E7
at forty , she’s so bored she
C F
thinks about it then decides to play
Am G
but still she can’t help feeling
D/F# G
those good old days don’t seem so far away
E7
( seem so far away ) just like yesterday
verse 3 :
C E7 Am
she took a handful of mushrooms
C E7 Am
that she got from a surfer
C E7 Am
she spent a night in a hospital room
E7 F
so the doctors could observe her
chorus 3 :
F C E7 Am G
oh , at the summer place , we’ve got the space , you should drop on by
F C
oh , at the summer place
G E7
the injuries fade but the memories last a life
Am F
tiiiime
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
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