• Song:

    The Summer Day Reflection Song

  • Artist:

    Donovan

  • Album:

    Fairytales and Colours

...THE SUMMER DAY REFLECTION SONG... by Donovan
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*from 'Fairytale' (1965)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Bbm)


Intro:

Am, G  G/B (x4)

Verse 1:

        G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)  AmCat's (x02210@1)a-sleeping in the sun,
          G (320003@1)       G/B (143121@7)   AmEyes (x02210@1)take heed; the colours call.
         G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)     AmSunlight (x02210@1)patterns touch the wall,
        G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)    AmRed (x02210@1)ker-chiefs sail and fall.
        G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)  AmCat's (x02210@1)a-sleeping in the sun.

Interlude:

Am (x02210@1)Verse 2:

       G (320003@1)  G/B (143121@7)  AmDragon (x02210@1)kite in the sky,
          G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)    AmWheel (x02210@1)and turns, spin and fly.
            G (320003@1)       G/B (143121@7) AmAttacked (x02210@1)by rooks and never fail,
           G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7) AmTo (x02210@1)cry the sound of fairy tales.
           G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)  AmThe (x02210@1)cat is walkin' in the sun.
G/B (143121@7)   Am (x02210@1)In the sun.

Interlude:

Am,

Am, G  G/B (x6)

Verse 3:

        G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)  AmAll (x02210@1)the pebbles I have seen;
         G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)   AmPrecious (x02210@1)stones for Col-leen.
      G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)  AmEvery (x02210@1)minute I pass through,
         G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)      Am (x02210@1)With the grooves spent with you.
           G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)  AmThe (x02210@1)cat is yawning in the sun.

Verse 4:

         G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)  AmJewelled (x02210@1)castles I have built,
           G (320003@1)  G/B (143121@7)   AmWith (x02210@1)freak feel-ings of guilt.
        G (320003@1)        G/B (143121@7)  AmAnd (x02210@1)the words stab to the hilt,
         G (320003@1)        G/B (143121@7)   AmPick (x02210@1)the flower and it will wilt.
        G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)  AmCat's (x02210@1)a-shifting in the sun.

Verse 5:

      G (320003@1)   G/B (143121@7)   AmMario-nette (x02210@1)dangles dead,
        G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
Insensi-tivity is  fed.
       G (320003@1)G/B (143121@7)    AmBy (x02210@1)the TV wizard's wand,
     G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)         AmOnce (x02210@1)in the spell, you're conned.
        G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)  AmCat's (x02210@1)a-smiling in the sun.

Verse 6:

        G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)  AmCat's (x02210@1)a-sleeping in the sun,
          G (320003@1)       G/B (143121@7)   AmEyes (x02210@1)take heed; the colours call.
         G (320003@1)      G/B (143121@7)     AmSunlight (x02210@1)patterns touch the wall,
        G (320003@1)    G/B (143121@7)    AmRed (x02210@1)ker-chiefs sail and fall.
        G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7) AmCat's (x02210@1)a-smiling it to me.

Outro:

Am, G  G/B (x10), Am


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G (320003@1)     G/B (143121@7)   Am (x02210@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  x20033  x02210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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