Written by Hans Bradtke and Henry Mayer
Intro: D Bm5-/7 Em7 A7 D7M D6 Em7 A7 D D7M Cdim B7 Em7 A9 A7 The summer wind came blowin' in across the sea, Em B Em7 A7/9 D7M D6 It lingered there to touch your hair and walk with me; Am7 D7 D D9 D7 G G/F# C9 Gdim All summer long we sang a song and strolled in golden sand, D Bm5-/7 Em7 A7 D7M D6 Em7 A7 Two sweethearts and the summer wind. D D7M Cdim B7 Em7 A9 A7 Like painted kites, the days and nights went flying by; Em B Em7 Em6 D7M D6 The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky. Am7 D7 D9 G G/F# C9 Gdim Then softer than a piper man, one day it called to you - D Bm5-/7 Em7 A7 D7M B7 I lost you to the summer wind. change to E E E7M E7 Fdim F#m7 B7 The autumn wind, the winter winds have come and gone; F#m B7 Fdim B7 E9 E E6 E And still the days, the lonely days, go on and on. Edim E7 Bm5-/7 E7 A A7M D9 Cdim And guess who sighs his lullabies though nights that never end? E C#m5-/7 F#m B7 E E7M F#m B7 My fickle friend, the summer wind. Coda: E E7M F#m B7 E E7M F#m B7 E9 The summer wind, the summer wind.