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"Summer Wind" is a 1965 song, originally released in Germany as "Der Sommerwind" and written by Heinz Meier and German language lyrics by Hans Bradtke. Johnny Mercer re-wrote the song into English along the same themes as the original (wikipedia)[Intro]Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G (2x)[Verse]C AmThe sum-mer wind, came blow-in' inDm G7From a - cross the seaDm G7 CIt lingered there to touch your hair and walk with meGm7 C7All sum-mer long we sang a songF Bb7And then we strolled that gol-den sandC Am Dm G C ATwo sweet-hearts and the sum-mer wind[Verse]D BmLike painted kites, those days and nights,Em A7They went fly-in' byEm A7 DThe world was new be-neath a blue um - brel - la skyAm7 D7Then soft-er than a pi-per manG C7One day it called to youD Bm Em A D B7I lost you, I lost you to the sum-mer wind[Verse]E C#mThe aut-umn wind and the win-ter winds,F#m B7They have come and goneF#m B7 EAnd still the days, those lone-ly days, they go on and onBm7 E7And guess who sighs his lul-la-biesA D7Through nights that nev-er endE C#m F#m B7 EMy fick-le friend, the sum-mer wind[Outro]F#m B7 EThe sum-mer windF#m B7 EWarm sum-mer windF#m B7 EMmm, the sum-mer wind