From the ship, we could ^Amsee it in the distance As the ^Emfog was finally lifting We had ^Gcome to the shores of Summer^Dday Gently landing, we ^Amjumped out on the sand and found our ^Emway ^F

Where the dirt was soft and ^Cblack, we started ^Gdigging a garden and ^F Soon we found the woods that ^Cwe'd call The ^GForest of Arden for to ^BbPlay When we came to Summer^Ebday On the ^Bbshores of Summer^Ebday We will ^Bblive in Summer^Dday

And we ^Amclimbed a stony mountain We were ^Emboisterous then quiet As we ^Gthought about what instruments to ^Dmake Soon we started to ^Ambuild the uilleann pipes and fine ^Emguitars ^F

Then we scouted out the ^Chollows for ^Gsolitude and silence and ^F We found the places we could ^Cmeet, by the ^Gblue and glassy river Under stars where the paper lanterns ^Bbsway In the streets of Summer^Ebday Trust the ^Bbnight and trust the ^Ebday Sun and ^Bbmoon of Summer^Dday

We are pilgrims in the ^Amland between religions We are ^Emfollowing our children And we ^Gpaint in different colours every ^Dday And if we're true to our ^Amhearts they will grow up and want to ^Emstay ^F

We will work beside them ^Cas they ^Gbuild modest houses and ^F On a misty April ^Cmorning we'll ^Grest the shovels on the fence And die and become a summer ^Ebday Oh, the ^Bbfields of Summer^Ebday And the ^Bbflowers of Summer^Ebday They will ^Bblive in Summer^Dday ^Eb

To the ^Bbshores of Summer^Ebday So we ^Bbsail to Summer^Ebday We will ^Bblive in Summer^Dday ^Eb

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