Death Cab for Cutie - Summer Years: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Summer Years" 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 A Sometimes I wake at night D G And watch the rain fall through the street lights Bm A 'Cause you're standing still in my mind D G Fading out, waving goodbye Chorus: Em D/F# And I wonder where you are tonight A/C# Bm If the one you're with was a compromise Em D/F# As we're walking lines in parallel A/C# Bm That will never meet and it's just as well Sometimes I'm overcome By every choice I couldn't outrun The junctions all disappear You can't double back to your summer years Chorus - x2 It's just as well Chorus - x2 It's just as well You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  D  Em  F#  G  Bm  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 "Summer Years" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Summer Years" by Death Cab for Cutie.