Key: C
Introduction: C G F G C G C
C F
In the shade of this old tree
G F C
In the summer of my dreams
Am D G
By the tall grass, by the wild rose
F C Dm7 G
Where the trees dance as the wind blows
C F Dm7
As the days go, oh, so slowly
G G9 C
As the sun shines, oh, so holy
G7 C F C4
On the good and gracious green
C G C
In the summer of my dreams
F
By the banks of this old stream
G F C
In the summer of my dreams
Am D G
By the deep pool where the fish wait
F C Dm7 G
For the old fool with the wrong bait
C F Dm7
There's a field of purple clover
G G9 C
There's a small cloud passing over
G7 C F C4
And then the rain comes washing clean
C G C
On the summer of my dreams
E7 Am
See the raindrops on the grass now
E7 Am
Just like diamonds lying there
Am7 D7 G
By the old road where I pass now
D7 G D G
There's a twilight in the air
C F Dm7
And as the sun sets down before me
G G9 C
I see my true love waiting for me
G7 C F C4
Standing by the back porch screen
C G C
In the summer of my dreams
F
In the shade of this old tree
G F C
In the summer of my dreams
Am D G
By the tall grass, by the wild rose
F C Dm7 G
Where the trees dance as the beans grow
C F Dm7
As the days go, oh, so slowly
G G9 C
As the sun shines, oh, so holy
G7 C F C4
On the good and gracious green
C G C
On the summer of my dreams