[Intro ]3x: Am  F  G 

Am           F                 G 
Another long summer's come and gone, 
Am           F              G 
I don't know why it always ends this way, 
Am              F                    G 
The boardwalk's quiet and the carnival rides, 
                   F              G 
Are as empty as my broken heart tonight, 

      F                 C 
But i close my eyes and one more time, 
              G 
I'm spinnin' around and you're holding on tightly, 
     F                C 
The words came out, i kissed your mouth, 
          G 
No 4th of july has ever burned so brightly, 
    F            C 
You had to go, i understand, 
         G 
But you promised you'd be back again, 
                F                   G 
And so i wonder round this town, 

Til summer comes around. 

( Am  F  G ) (2x) 

Am          F                      G 
I got a job workin' at the old park pier, 
Am         F                    G 
And every summer now for 5 long years, 
Am                                 F                              G 
I grease the gears, fix the lights, tighten bolts, straighten the tracks, 
                         F                   G 
And i count the days til you just might come back, 

           F                 C 
But then i close my eyes and one more time, 
            G 
I'm spinnin' around and you're holding on tightly, 
      F                C 
The words came out, i kissed your mouth, 
          G 
No 4th of july has ever burned so brightly, 
     F             C 
You had to go, i understand, 
        G 
But you swore that you'd be back again, 
                 F                G 
And so im frozen in this town, 

Til summer comes around. 

Solo 5x: Am  F  G 

          F                 C 
Oh then i close my eyes and you and i, 
             G 
Stuck on the ferris wheel rockin' with the motion, 
    F               C 
And hand in hand we cried and laughed, 
                 G 
Knowin' that the earth belonged to us, girl, if only for a moment, 
F           C               G 
Baby i'd be back again, you whispered in my ear, 
                               F             G 
But now the winter wind is the only sound, 
                  F               G 
And everything is closin' down, 

Til summer comes around, 

Outro: Am  F  G