Chris Rea - Sweet Summer Day: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sweet Summer Day" 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 Sweet Summer Day Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Rea

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 "Sweet Summer Day" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#m9
Wanna see the blue sky wanna feel the breeze
  Emaj7                      C#sus4 C#m
I wanna hear the summer wind singing in the trees
F#m9
Wanna touch forever and drift into its soul
       Emaj7
Put my troubles in my right hand hold them
C#sus4 C#m
up and let them go

Chorus:
F#m9                              Emaj7
Sweet summer day, talking 'bout a sweet summer
C#sus4 C#m
day
          F#m9
Take your troubles and let them fly away
                     Emaj7       C#sus4 C#m
I'm talking about a sweet summer day

So much time is wasted, pulling the line
For sure you are running faster
But you're only running blind
I want to touch forever
I want to really know
Put my troubles in my right hand
Hold them up and let them go

Chorus:
Sweet summer day
I'm talking about a sweet summer day
Take your troubles and let them drift away
Talking about a sweet summer da


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#sus4

Guitar chord C#sus4

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

F#m9

Guitar chord F#m9

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

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