​a-ha - The Summers Of Our Youth: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Summers Of Our Youth" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C
There's nothing you can say
   Gm
To make me change my mind
    F
It happens all the time
      C              G
Just let the plot unwind

As we look back and see
Our yesterdays entwine
The beauty and the truth
The summers of our youth

     Am              F
And you can go there anytime
     C              G
The movies on your mind
     Am              F
And you can see it clearly where
   Am               G
we overstepped the line

C              G                 Am
Whatcha gonna do when lights go out
                F              C
whatcha gonna think it's all about
               G              Am
whatcha gonna do when time is up
               F                                C
whatcha gonna do to make it change the way you feel?

Our life's a precious gift
You've felt it once or twice
But everything comes once
But once a million times

But you can find it anywhere
You know I speak the truth
I wish there was a way back
To the summers of our youth

What you going to do when time is up
What you going to do to make a start
What you going to do when lights go out
What you going to think it's all a-, think it's all about


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Summers Of Our Youth" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Summers Of Our Youth" by ​a-ha.

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