Biography:
The Mayfield Four was formed in the middle of 1996 in Spokane, Washington, by four childhood friends who shared a love for music and performing. They were Myles Kennedy (lead vocals, lead guitar), Craig Johnson (rhythm guitar) (both formerly of Citizen Swing), Marty Meisner (bass guitar), and Zia Uddin (drums). During the Fall of 1996, the band recorded a demo titled Thirty Two Point Five Hours which quickly caught the attention of numerous music-industry professionals
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There are two guitars in this song
The electric guitar you hear strumming in the verse
is playing something slightly different.
These are the chords that the acoustic
is playing.
I used the lyrics from the version on Myles Kennedy's Myspace.
I don't know if they're different than the album.
Also, the song is played in
Drop D tuning, but its not really necessary
if you want to play the song.
D* G Am D A*
|-10-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-1-|
|-10-| |-3-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|
|-11-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-12-| |-5-| |-2-| |-0-| |---|
|----| |---| |---| |---| |---|
|----| |---| |---| |---| |---|
Intro:
If you are playing in standard EADGBe, the studio version will look like this:
D Am G D
E|---0h2-2-|-0---0---|-2-0-----|---------|
B|-3-------|---3-1-3-|-------3-|-0-3---3-|
G|---------|---------|-----0---|-----2---|
D|-------0-|---------|---------|-----0---|
A|---------|-----0---|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|-----3---|---------|
*If you are playing with the low E dropped to D, just play that low G note in the 5th fret.
D
Flowers placed
Am
At the foot of the grave
G D
Of the one we lost forever
D
Jesus please
Am
Let her soul rest in peace
G D
And make way a new angel's in heaven
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
Everything has been dying
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
And the sun doesn't shine
D
All alone
Am
In the house we called home
G D
And the walls still echo of her laughter
D
We'd dream of a world
Am
Far away we'll never know
G D
Since she left i don't dream anymore....
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
Everything has been dying
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
And the sun doesn't shine
Bridge:
(D,Am,G,D) x2
Then you play this sequence:
C9 G D D C9 G
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3---------|---0-----------|---0---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3---------|---3-----------|---3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0---------|---2-----------|---2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-2-2-2-x-x-x---|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-----------|-0-0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-3-3-3-2-3-2-0-|-x-x-x---------|-0-0-----------|-0-0---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
D|---------------|-5-5-5-4-5-7/0-|-0-0---4-5-7/0-|-0-0---------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
U D U * * * U D U D U D U D D U U D U D D U U D U
* Focus on the lower notes, but you can "accidentally" hit the strings below to get the effect.
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
Everything has been dying
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D* G D*
And the sun and the sun doesn't shiii---------ne
D*
no more, yeah,
G
ye---ah
D*
oh the sun don't shine no more
G A*
every since you went away, oh yeah
End on D
The electric guitar you hear strumming in the verse
is playing something slightly different.
These are the chords that the acoustic
is playing.
I used the lyrics from the version on Myles Kennedy's Myspace.
I don't know if they're different than the album.
Also, the song is played in
Drop D tuning, but its not really necessary
if you want to play the song.
D* G Am D A*
|-10-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-1-|
|-10-| |-3-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|
|-11-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-12-| |-5-| |-2-| |-0-| |---|
|----| |---| |---| |---| |---|
|----| |---| |---| |---| |---|
Intro:
If you are playing in standard EADGBe, the studio version will look like this:
D Am G D
E|---0h2-2-|-0---0---|-2-0-----|---------|
B|-3-------|---3-1-3-|-------3-|-0-3---3-|
G|---------|---------|-----0---|-----2---|
D|-------0-|---------|---------|-----0---|
A|---------|-----0---|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|-----3---|---------|
*If you are playing with the low E dropped to D, just play that low G note in the 5th fret.
D
Flowers placed
Am
At the foot of the grave
G D
Of the one we lost forever
D
Jesus please
Am
Let her soul rest in peace
G D
And make way a new angel's in heaven
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
Everything has been dying
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
And the sun doesn't shine
D
All alone
Am
In the house we called home
G D
And the walls still echo of her laughter
D
We'd dream of a world
Am
Far away we'll never know
G D
Since she left i don't dream anymore....
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
Everything has been dying
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
And the sun doesn't shine
Bridge:
(D,Am,G,D) x2
Then you play this sequence:
C9 G D D C9 G
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3---------|---0-----------|---0---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3---------|---3-----------|---3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0---------|---2-----------|---2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-2-2-2-x-x-x---|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-----------|-0-0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-3-3-3-2-3-2-0-|-x-x-x---------|-0-0-----------|-0-0---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
D|---------------|-5-5-5-4-5-7/0-|-0-0---4-5-7/0-|-0-0---------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
U D U * * * U D U D U D U D D U U D U D D U U D U
* Focus on the lower notes, but you can "accidentally" hit the strings below to get the effect.
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D
Everything has been dying
D Am
Summergirl went away
G D* G D*
And the sun and the sun doesn't shiii---------ne
D*
no more, yeah,
G
ye---ah
D*
oh the sun don't shine no more
G A*
every since you went away, oh yeah
End on D
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