Chris Rea - Looking for the Summer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Looking for the Summer" 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.

Bm
Look deep into the April face
G                                Em
A change is clearly taking place
F#m             Bm
Looking for the summer

Bm
The eyes take on a certain gaze
G                                    Em
And leave behind the springtime days
F#m                Bm
Go looking for the summer

D                      A
This ain't no game of kiss and tell
Bm                         G         Em
The implications how you knew so well
A                   Bm
Go looking for the summer

D                       A
The time has come and they must go
Bm                            G           Em
To play the passion out that haunts you so
A                Bm
Looking for the summer

Bm
Remember love how it was the same
G                                               Em
We scratched and hurt each other's growing pains
F#m                     Bm
We were looking for the summer

D                       A
And still I stand this very day
Bm                       G
With a burning wish to fly away
Em F#m Em F#m
Mhm....Mhm
F#m        Em       F#m             Bm
I'm still looking, looking for the summer


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Looking for the Summer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Looking for the Summer" by Chris Rea.

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