G
And all shall fade
G
The flowers of spring
Dm
The world and all the sorrow
F
At the heart of everything

G
But still it stays
G
The butterflies sings
Dm
And opens purple summer
F
With the flutter of its wings

      Cm     Dm      C  Dm      G
The Earth     will    wave with corn
      Cm     Dm      C   Dm          G
The      gray- fly       choir will mourn
      Cm     Dm      C   Dm
And    mares   will     neigh  with
G         Dm             Bb F            C
Stallions that they mate, foals they've borne
Bb                  F            G
And all shall know the wonder of purple summer

G
And yet I wait
G
The swallow brings
Dm
A song too hard to follow
F
That no one else can sing

G
The fences sway
G
The porches swing
Dm
The clouds begin to thunder
F
Crickets wander, murmuring

      Cm     Dm      C  Dm      G
The Earth     will    wave with corn
      Cm     Dm      C   Dm          G
The      gray- fly       choir will mourn
      Cm     Dm      C   Dm
And    mares   will     neigh  with
G         Dm             Bb F            C
Stallions that they mate, foals they've born

Bb                  F
And all shall know the wonder
Bb            G
I will sing the song of purple summer
Bb                  F
All shall know the wonder
Bb            G
I will sing the song of purple summer
Bb                  F            G
All shall know the wonder of purple summer.