John Prine – Summers End Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

John Prine – Summers End Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsDF#mGABm

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This is the chord progression of Summers End by John Prine on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D F#m
D F#m

[Verse]
D                                                              F#m
Summer’s end’s around the bend just flying
D                               F#m
The swimming suits are on the line just drying
G                            A
I’ll meet you there per our conversation
G                                                       A
I hope I didn’t ruin your whole vacation

[Verse]
D                                                       F#m
Well you never know how far from home you’re feeling
D                                                       F#m
Until you watch the shadows cross the ceiling
G                                                       A
Well I don’t know but I can see it snowing
G                            A
In your car the windows are wide open

[Chorus]
D
Come on home
Bm
Come on home
G                            A
No you don’t have to be alone
D                            F#m
Just come on home.

[Instrumental]
D F#m

[Verse]
D                                                       F#m
Valentines break hearts and minds at random
D                            F#m
That ol’ Easter egg ain’t got a leg to stand on
G                                A
Well I can see that you can’t win for trying
G                                                       A
And New Year’s Eve is bound to leave you crying

[Chorus]
D
Come on home
Bm
Come on home
G                            A
No you don’t have to be alone
G                            A
Just come on home.
G A

[Verse]
D                                                        F#m
The moon and stars hang out in bars just talking
D                                                       F#m
I still love that picture of us walking
G                                                       A
Just like that ol’ house we thought was haunted
G                                                       A
Summer’s end came faster than we wanted

[Chorus]
D
Come on home
Bm
Come on home
G                                                       A
No you don’t have to be alone
D
Come on home
Bm
Come on home
G                                                       A
No you don’t have to be alone
D
Just come on home.

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How to play Summers End: key, chords and progression

Summers End by John Prine sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: D, F#m, G, A and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – G – A – D (V – IV – V – I in D major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Em, F, G, Am (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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Summers End chords: questions

What key is Summers End in?

Summers End by John Prine is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Summers End?

Summers End uses 5 chords: D, F#m, G, A, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Summers End?

The main progression is A – G – A – D (V – IV – V – I).

Is Summers End easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Em, F, G, Am (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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