Biography:
Matthew Koma (born on June 2, 1987) is an American musician, producer, and singer-songwriter. Originally from Brooklyn before being raised in Long Island, New York, Koma started writing music at the age of nine and achieved his first publishing deal at the age of 16, being strongly inspired by introspective rockers Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen. He's been musically versatile, working in a mixture of genres that range from electropop to hip-hop to classic-sounding rock.
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Standard Tuning
No Capo
Verses are palm muted
(Guitar tap)
Oh oh oh ohhhhh oh ohhhh ohh
Bm C#m Em F#m
It was late in a July heat wave in the parking lot of 7-Eleven
Bm C#m Em F#m
She was sipping on cherry-pink lemonade in denim jean shorts, she said her name was Heaven
(Pre-Chorus)
Em F#m
She was a friend of one of my friend’s friends...
Em F#m
And I wonder if I’ll ever see her again oh oh oh
(Chorus)
Bm C#m
I watch the girls in their shorts in the summer
Em F#m
Watch the girls in their shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
All of the girls in their shorts make me want to wish my girl in her shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
Denim white skin tight cut-off with ‘em socks are shorter than the sun rise
Bm C#m
Candy apple corduroys, pictures with the Polaroid
Em F#m
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
Bm C#m
Oh oh oh oh...
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
C#m Em F#m
Every word she spoke could be put in quotes in over the beaches
Bm C#m Em F#m
In an aeroplane I wrote her name high on the sky to see if it reaches
(Pre-Chorus)
Em F#m
She was a friend of one of my friend’s friends...
Em F#m
And I wonder if I’ll ever see her again oh oh oh
(Chorus)
Bm C#m
I watch the girls in their shorts in the summer
Em F#m
Watch the girls in their shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
All of the girls in their shorts make me want to wish my girl in her shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
Denim white skin tight cut-off with ‘em socks are shorter than the sun rise
Bm C#m
Candy apple corduroys, pictures with the Polaroid
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
C#m
Oh oh oh oh...
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
(Bridge)
Em Eb
First I'd obsessed December sinking in
Ab F#m F
I wish I could spend my June July somewhere with you
(guitar tapping)
Oh oh oh ohhhhh oh ohhhh ohh
(Chorus)
Bm C#m
I watch the girls in their shorts in the summer
Em F#m
Watch the girls in their shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
All of the girls in their shorts make me want to wish my girl in her shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
Denim white skin tight cut-off with ‘em socks are shorter than the sun rise
Bm C#m
Candy apple corduroys, pictures with the Polaroid
Em F#m
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
Bm C#m
Oh oh oh oh...
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
Oh oh oh ohhhhh oh ohhhh ohh
No Capo
Verses are palm muted
(Guitar tap)
Oh oh oh ohhhhh oh ohhhh ohh
Bm C#m Em F#m
It was late in a July heat wave in the parking lot of 7-Eleven
Bm C#m Em F#m
She was sipping on cherry-pink lemonade in denim jean shorts, she said her name was Heaven
(Pre-Chorus)
Em F#m
She was a friend of one of my friend’s friends...
Em F#m
And I wonder if I’ll ever see her again oh oh oh
(Chorus)
Bm C#m
I watch the girls in their shorts in the summer
Em F#m
Watch the girls in their shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
All of the girls in their shorts make me want to wish my girl in her shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
Denim white skin tight cut-off with ‘em socks are shorter than the sun rise
Bm C#m
Candy apple corduroys, pictures with the Polaroid
Em F#m
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
Bm C#m
Oh oh oh oh...
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
C#m Em F#m
Every word she spoke could be put in quotes in over the beaches
Bm C#m Em F#m
In an aeroplane I wrote her name high on the sky to see if it reaches
(Pre-Chorus)
Em F#m
She was a friend of one of my friend’s friends...
Em F#m
And I wonder if I’ll ever see her again oh oh oh
(Chorus)
Bm C#m
I watch the girls in their shorts in the summer
Em F#m
Watch the girls in their shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
All of the girls in their shorts make me want to wish my girl in her shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
Denim white skin tight cut-off with ‘em socks are shorter than the sun rise
Bm C#m
Candy apple corduroys, pictures with the Polaroid
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
C#m
Oh oh oh oh...
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
(Bridge)
Em Eb
First I'd obsessed December sinking in
Ab F#m F
I wish I could spend my June July somewhere with you
(guitar tapping)
Oh oh oh ohhhhh oh ohhhh ohh
(Chorus)
Bm C#m
I watch the girls in their shorts in the summer
Em F#m
Watch the girls in their shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
All of the girls in their shorts make me want to wish my girl in her shorts in the summer oh oh oh
Bm C#m Em F#m
Denim white skin tight cut-off with ‘em socks are shorter than the sun rise
Bm C#m
Candy apple corduroys, pictures with the Polaroid
Em F#m
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
Bm C#m
Oh oh oh oh...
Em F#m Bm
All the girls watch the boys watch the girls in the summer
Oh oh oh ohhhhh oh ohhhh ohh
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