Intro: Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
verse 1
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Summertime, the sun is high
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
The earth is warm beneath the sky
Ebm
The young birds dry their wings
F Bbm
They're flying on their way
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Now they're flying on their way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
verse 2
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
School day's done, it's time for play
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Time to put your books away
Ebm
It's time to say goodbye,
F Bbm Ebm
we're flying on our way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
verse 3
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
The nest is cold, the young bird's gone
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Dove and eagle, lark and swan
Ebm
To northern lands,
F Bbm
Each one is flying on it's way
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Now they're flying on their way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
verse 4
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Harvest time has come again
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Young boys change into young men
Ebm
Impatient then,
F Bbm Ebm
They must be flying on their way
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
Verse 5
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Summertime, and winter sky
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Storm and rain and winds are high
Ebm
The young birds die, their wings
F Bbm
Are broken, gone away
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Wings are broken, gone away
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
Verse 6
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Time of promise, time of dreams
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Schoolboy's hopes and children's schemes
Ebm
Are vanished now
F Bbm Ebm
The dream has ended, gone away
Instrumental: Bbm Ebm
Verse 7
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Goodbye eagle, lark and swan
Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb
Goodbye Jimmy, Frank and John
Ebm
The song is done,
F Bbm
Your journey ended, gone away
Ebm F Bbm Ebm
Journey ended, gone away
Outro
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm
Gone away...
Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm