Belle and Sebastian - A Summer Wasting: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Summer Wasting" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn A Summer Wasting Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Belle and Sebastian

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "A Summer Wasting" smoothly on your guitar.

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

E
Summer in winter
Winter in springtime
You heard the birds sing
Everything will be fine

F#m          B
I spent the summer wasting
F#m           B             A
The time was passed so easily
F#m         B
But if the summer's wasted
F#m           B             A
How come that I could feel so free
F#m          B
I spent the summer wasting
F#m           B              A
The sky was blue beyond compare
F#m      B
A photograph of myself
F#m       B
Is all I have to show for

E              A/E
Seven years of river walkways
E                D
Seven weeks of staying up all
F#m
night.

I spent the summer wasting
The time was passed so pleasantly
Say cheerio to books now
The only things I'll read are faces
I spent the summer wasting
Under a canopy of

Seven weeks of river walkways
Seven weeks of reading papers
Seven weeks of feeling guilty
Seven weeks of staying up all
night

Summer in winter
Winter is springtime
You heard the bird say
Everything will be fine


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "A Summer Wasting" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Summer Wasting" by Belle and Sebastian.

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