C           G                F
You see all the flowers in the weeds
          C          G                F
You're scared of the dark when you sleep
    C             G                F
You cover up your arms with your sleeves
        Em            Dm    C
Even in hundred-degree heat
     C           G         F
Your father was awfully mean
     C        G          F
Your favorite color is green
      C               G                 F
It reminds you of the summer you turned three
                Em                  Dm    C
Runnin' through sprinklers on your street

        F             Em           Dm
And you laugh and you dance in the wind
        F            Em          Dm
And you sway and you hug and you kiss
            F           Em        Dm
But there's darkness behind those eyes
     F         Am
Even when you smile

    G      C
Oh, summer child
Am                G
You don't have to act like all you
Am   G  C
Feel is mild
Am               G
You don't really love the sun
   F      G   C
It drives you wild
       G      E7       Am  G  F
You're lyin', summer child

( G  C )

F                  Em
Aren't you way too busy
       G            Dm
Taking care of everybody
        A           C
To take care of yourself?
G                 Em
When the sun goes missing
           G               Dm
Aren't the flowers just as pretty?

           A              C
Aren't the oceans just as deep?
             G
The trees as green?
           F
And as for me
           A       Am
I'll watch you weep

    G  A   C
Oh, summer child
Am                G
You don't have to act like all you
Am   G  C
Feel is mild
Am               G
You don't really love the sun
   F      G   C
It drives you wild
       G      E7       Am  
You're lyin', summer child

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