Seasons in the sun

'Seasons in the Sun' - Terry Jacks

standard tuning (EBGDAE)

guaranteed to clear the room every time (although I

long for the day when Codeine or Low does a cover)

chords

A - x02220 E - 022100

Bb - x13331 F - 133211

Bm - x24432 F# - 244322

Cm - x35543 G#m - 466444

C# - x46664

riff 1 riff 2

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-0-1-2-0-----0-1-2-0-- --0-1-2----

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(play both of these with lots of reverb)

how it all goes together.....

(note: in the song, theres no guitar during the first

half of each verse, just a cheesy keyboard figure. I've

listed guitar chords anyway; I usually play them with

a palm mute to simulate the keyboard)

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(intro: play riff 1 twice, then play riff 2 once)

goodbye to you my trusted friend

we've known each other since we were nine or ten

together we've climbed hills and trees

learned of love and ABCs

skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

goodbye my friend its hard to die

when all the birds are singing in the sky

now that the spring is in the air

pretty girls are everywhere

think of me and I'll be there

we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the hills that we climbed

were just seasons out of time

(play riff 2 once)

goodbye papa please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family

you tried to teach me right from wrong

too much wine and too much song

wonder how I got along

goodbye papa its hard to die

when all the birds are singing in the sky

now that the spring is in the air

little children everywhere

when you see them I'll be there

we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the wine and the song

like the seasons have all gone

we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the wine and the song

like the seasons have all gone

(play riff 2 once)

goodbye Michelle my little one

you gave me love and helped me find the sun

and every time that I was down

you would always come around

and get my feet back on the ground

goodbye Michelle its hard to die

when all the birds are singing in the sky

now that the spring is in the air

with the flowers everywhere

I wish that we could both be there

we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the stars we could reach

were just starfish on the beach

we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the stars we could reach

were just starfish on the beach

we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the wine and the song

like the seasons have all gone

all our lives we had fun we had seasons in the sun

but the hills that we climbed

were just seasons out of time

(fade out, mercifully)

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