Summer The First Time
Bobby GoldsboroVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
It was a hot afternoon, the last day of June,
and the sun was a demon.
The clouds were afraid, one ten in the shade,
and the pavement was steamin'.
I told Billy Ray in his red Chevrolet,
I needed time for some thinkin'.
I was just walking by when I looked in her eye,
and I swore it was winkin'.
She was thirty-one, and I was seventeen,
I knew nothing about love, she knew everything.
But I sat down beside her on that front porch swing,
and wondered what the coming night would bring.
The sun closed her eyes as it climbed in the skies,
and it started to swelter.
The sweat trickled down the front of her gown,
I thought it would melt her.
She threw back her hair like I wasn't there,
she sipped on a Julep.
Her shoulders were bare, and I tried not to stare,
when I looked at her two lips.
And when she looked at me, I heard her softly say,
'I know you're young, you don't know what to do or say.
But stay with me until the sun has gone away,
and I will chase the boy in you away.
And then she smiled, then we talked for a while,
and we walked for a mile to the sea.
We sat on the sand, and the boy took her hand,
but he saw the sun rise as a man.
Ten years have gone by since I looked in her eyes,
but the memory lingers.
I go back in my mind to the very first time,
feel the touch of her fingers.
It was a hot afternoon, the last day of June,
and the sun was a demon...
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Summer The First Time by Bobby Goldsboro
[B] [A] [E] [B] [B]It was a [A]hot afternoon, the [E]last day of June, and the [B]sun was a [F#m]demon. [B] [F#m] The [A]clouds were afraid, one [E]ten in the shade, and the [B]pavement was [F#m]steamin'.[B] [F#m] I [A]told Billy Ray in his [E]red Chevrolet, I needed [B]time for some [F#m]thinkin'.[B] [F#m] I was [A]just walking by when I [E]looked in her eye, and I [B]swore it was [F#m]winkin'. [B] [F#m] [D]She was thirty-one, and I was [Bm]seventeen, [C#m]I knew nothing about love, she knew [F#m]everything. But [D]I sat down beside her on that [Bm]front porch swing, and [C#7]wondered what the coming night would [F#m]bring.[B] The [A]sun closed her eyes as it [E]climbed in the skies, and it [B]started to [F#m]swelter.[B] [F#m] The [A]sweat trickled down the [E]front of her gown, I [B]thought it would [F#m]melt her.[B] [F#m] She [A]threw back her hair like [E]I wasn't there, she [B]sipped on a [F#m]Julep. [B] [F#m] Her [A]shoulders were bare, and I [E]tried not to stare, when I [B]looked at her [F#m]two lips. [B] [F#m] And [D]when she looked at me, I heard her [Bm]softly say, 'I [C#m]know you're young, you don't know what to [F#m]do or say. But [D]stay with me until the sun has [Bm]gone away, and [C#7]I will chase the boy in you [F#m]away. [B] [F#m] [B] [F#m] [B] [F#m]And then she smiled, then we [D]talked for a while, and we [C#m]walked for a mile to the [F#]sea. We [F#m]sat on the sand, and the [D]boy took her hand, but he [C#m]saw the sun rise as a [F#]man. [D] [Bm] [C#7] [F#m] [B] Ten [A]years have gone by since [E]I looked in her eyes, but the [B]memory [F#m]lingers. [B] [F#m] I go [A]back in my mind to the [E]very first time, feel the [B]touch of her [F#m]fingers. [B] [F#m] It was a [A]hot afternoon, the [E]last day of June, and the [B]sun was a [F#m]demon... [B] [F#m] A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.