C           G                F 
You see all the flowers in the weeds 
          C          G                F 
You're scared of the dark when you sleep 
    C             G                F 
You cover up your arms with your sleeves 
        Em            Dm    C 
Even in hundred-degree heat 
     C           G         F 
Your father was awfully mean 
     C        G          F 
Your favorite color is green 
      C               G                 F 
It reminds you of the summer you turned three 
                Em                  Dm    C 
Runnin' through sprinklers on your street 

        F             Em           Dm 
And you laugh and you dance in the wind 
        F            Em          Dm 
And you sway and you hug and you kiss 
            F           Em        Dm 
But there's darkness behind those eyes 
     F         Am 
Even when you smile 

    G      C 
Oh, summer child 
Am                G 
You don't have to act like all you 
Am   G  C 
Feel is mild 
Am               G 
You don't really love the sun 
   F      G   C 
It drives you wild 
       G      E7       Am  G  F 
You're lyin', summer child 

( G  C ) 

F                  Em 
Aren't you way too busy 
       G            Dm 
Taking care of everybody 
        A           C 
To take care of yourself? 
G                 Em 
When the sun goes missing 
           G               Dm 
Aren't the flowers just as pretty? 

           A              C 
Aren't the oceans just as deep? 
             G 
The trees as green? 
           F 
And as for me 
           A       Am 
I'll watch you weep 

    G  A   C 
Oh, summer child 
Am                G 
You don't have to act like all you 
Am   G  C 
Feel is mild 
Am               G 
You don't really love the sun 
   F      G   C 
It drives you wild 
       G      E7       Am   
You're lyin', summer child 

Final G  F  G  C