Cloudy summer afternoon    (video)

 

    C - Am - F - G (2x)

 

     C                  Am                  F

1. On a cloudy summer afternoon

                         G                   C    Am

    we sat and waited for the raindrops.

F             G                 C     Am

    Pitter patter of the raindrops,

F - G              C     - Am - F - G             C      - Am - F - G

          Fell in love,                       fell in love.

 

      C                         Am                       F

2. Time was passing by, the shadows fell,

                   G                        C     Am

    I never noticed when the rain stopped.

F             G                 C     Am

    Pitter patter of the raindrops,

F     - G          C     - Am - F  G          C      - Am - F - G

    I       fell in love,                I fell in love.

 

      F                                      C

+  We read the paper as we laid on the floor,

         G                            C

    smoking that last cigarette.

       F                                     C          A

    Nothing was said for an hour or more,

D                                G

    but I can never forget !

 

                   C                         Am                      - F

3. How the time was passing by, the shadows       fell,

                   G                        C     Am

    I never noticed when the rain stopped.

F             G                 C     Am - F

    Pitter patter of the raindrop....ps,

    G          C     - Am  F  G          C - Am - F      - G

    I fell in love,          oh, I fell in lo...........ve !

 

+  instrumental = verse 3 (2x)

 

             F                                      C

+  Oh, we read the paper as we laid on the floor,

         G                            C

    smoking that last cigarette.

       F                                     C         A

    Nothing was said for an hour or more,

D                                G

    but I can never forget !

 

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 5th here)

 

               C                  Am                  F

4. It was on a cloudy summer afternoon,

                         G                   C    Am

    we sat and waited for the raindrops.

F             G                 C      Am - F

    Pitter patter of the raindro........ps,

    G           C     - Am - F         G            C        - Am - F

    I fell in love,                 oh, we fell in love !

                        G            C       - Am - F - G

    Me and my girl fell in love !                      ....

 

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Barry McGuire)