Suddenly last summer (1983)
A ~ ~
A - A
1. It happened one summer, it happened one time,
G - A
it
happened forever, for a short time.
A
- A
A place for a moment, an end to dream,
G - A
forever
I loved you, forever it seemed.
D - A
One summer never ends, one
summer never began,
D
- A
it
keeps me standing still, it takes
all my will.
G - Bm A
And then suddenly last summer !
A - A
2. Sometimes I never leave, but sometimes I would,
G - A
sometimes
I stay too long, sometimes I would.
A -
A
Sometimes it frightens me, sometimes it would,
G - A
sometimes
I'm all alone and wish that I
could.
G - Bm A
+ CHORUS +
And then suddenly last
summer !
+ A - G -
A - G - A +
CHORUS
G - Bm
A G - Bm A
+ And then suddenly last summer, until suddenly last summer.
G - Bm A
+ A ~ + And
then suddenly last
summer ....
(The Motels)