Summertimes Close

Intro C F C F C G C C [Verse 1] C F C Well, I've had cold and humid mornings on city streets and back porches G C But I ain't never breathed a breath as fresh as you C And I've seen children playin' on the coastlines F C Under the white lines, atop the blue tides F C G C But I ain't ever been baptized in water as cool as you C And the law don't ever come back here and I F C Reckon they don't try F C I just put some beer on ice G C Let's just dance for a moment or two Chorus Am G C F 'Cause you're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too Am G C F The stars in St. Louis ain't burnin' bright as you Am G C F You're the waves crashin' down on the Eastern Coast Am G C F When the day's coolin' off and the summertime's closed Am G C F I lost faith in the world a long time ago [Instrumental] C F C F C G C C [Verse 2] C We'd always ride those back roads back when F C You got sick F C Roll the windows down G C Just for the hell of it C You always acted baptized F C Every time we hit the coast F C Bandana tan line on your forehead G C So the tourists didn't know Chorus Am G C F 'Cause you're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too Am G C F The stars in St. Louis ain't burnin' bright as you Am G C F You're the waves crashin' down on the Eastern Coast Am G C F When the day's coolin' off and the summertime's closed Am G C F I lost faith in the world a long time ago Am G C F My blood-rush to the heart, you were my last hope [Instrumental] C F C F C G C C Outro C And the law don't ever come back here and I F C Reckon they don't try F C I just put some beer on ice G C And tonight I'm dancin' for two