Long Summer Day Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 Well, the Esummer day make a Bwhite man E6lazy

A B E6

 Well, Aall I've ever Eknown is poor

F♯mOwe my skin to the Ecountry store

 Don’tF♯m own my walls, myE roof, my door

 But Bhe tells me I'm free

A But I fight the Ewill to live

F♯mHell might take but Eheaven gives

 It's the F♯monly one so EI'll forgive

 And BIm not the one to grieve

 And the Esummer day make a Bwhite man E6lazy

EHe sits on his porBch killing E6time

 I Agotta work to Efeed my wife and Ababy

 I Ework so god damn Bhard that it's a Ecrime

 Well, AI went down to the Epolling place

 The F♯mwhite men there just lauEghed in my face

 Saying F♯mboy, this ain’t noE nigger's race

 You Bbest get on your way

 Sir, AI believe I've Egot the right

 Said you F♯main’t got nothing ifE you ain’t white

 And I F♯mthought I said get Eout of sight

 Well, Bwhat was I to say?

 And the Esummer day make a Bwhite man E6lazy

EHe sits on his porBch killing E6time

 I Agotta work to Efeed my wife and Ababy

 I Ework so god damn Bhard that it's a Ecrime

 When AI was 'bout the Eage of five

F♯mWatched my daddy bEurned alive

 TheF♯my cut him low and theEy hung him high

BSwayin' in the breeze

A The last words I Eheard him say

 BeF♯mfore they stole his Elife that day

 Was F♯mforgive them lord, they've Egone astray

 Now Btake me to my knees

 And the Esummer day make a Bwhite man lE6azy

EHe sits on his porBch killing E6time

 But the sBmummer day make aF♯m nigger feelA crazyE

BmMight make me do sF♯momething out of liEne B

Intermezzo:

A B E

E B E

Bm F♯m A E

Bm F♯m E B

 Well, AI don’t know but EI heard tell

 Of a F♯mfurnace below a pElace called hell

 And F♯mwho would catch me Eif I fell?

BWho would pray for me?

A But one thing I Esee for sure

 It's F♯mhot as hell up Ehere I know

 And the F♯mdevil lives right dEown the road

 It's Ball the same to me

 And the Asummer day make a Bwhite man Elazy

EHe sits on his Bporch killing E6time

 But the sBmummer day make aF♯m nigger feelA crazyE

BmMight make me do sF♯momething out of liEne B

(all in barre chords)

 But if C♯myou should see my Awife

 Tell her that I Ewon’t be homeB tonight

 So dC♯mon’t leave on theA light

E I got a little business down the Aroad

 And C♯mIf I'm dead by Asunrise

 Kiss my Ebaby girl for Bme

 It ain’tE life if it ain’At free

 I C♯mgot a mighty Bburden to E6unload