FAWM: "Summer's Long"

Summer's Long

2025 by @danxduran

Skirmish: Time-warp Tuesday - - Son... (@dudachris)

Liner Notes

Had an hour to spare so decided to jump into this #skirmish. This isn't based on any ideas I had lying around - it's fresh out of the oven!

Well, based on those chords it's fresh from Noel circa 1995 perhaps.

Two takes, stitched together with a bit of keyboard. Sorry the guitar is a bit out of tune - you can either Fmaj7 in tune, G in tune or Am in tune - never all three at the same time. Can't be done.

I don't do happy summertime songs. It's been summer here for months and I am in the mood for some clouds and wind.

#acoustic #indie #sad

Lyrics

verse - Fmaj7, Fmaj7/b, C, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Fmaj7/b, C, Cadd9

summer's long, but i don't need to be warm summer's gone, but i don't want it to be

chorus - G, D/F#, Em7, D, G, D/F#, Em7, Bm-Bm7, Am, Asus2, Fmaj7, Fmaj7/b

summer's long, i don't want it to be summer's gone, i don't want it be

post-chorus Am, Asus2, Fmaj7, Fmaj7/b, Am, Asus2, Fmaj7, Bm-Bm7-A6\9\B, Bm-Bm7-A6\9\B, G

summer long, summer long, summer long, winter gone*

ROUND 2

winter's gone, but i don't need to be warm winter's gone, but i don't want it to be

summer's long, i don't want it to be summer's gone, i don't want it be

summer long, summer long, summer long, winter gone

Comments

@mattwdunn 2025

This gives me major dinosaur jr vibes. Lovely chord progression. It’s nice to hear a stripped back tune from you.

@ccsfrogpond 2025

You really captured the grass is always greener in this song. Here's to clouds in wine in your future! Thank you for sharing, awesome! 🐸

@anthonykapfer 2025

this is cool! it’s got a very 90s vibe to me. every alternative band had a quirky acoustic number on their albums. i was always a fan of those. it’s very different from most other stuff ive heard from you, which is always fun. nice job

@kayo 2025

Awesome! I love a melancholy summer song. I like the waves of repeating lyrics and the chord progression very much. Nice track!

@dudachris 2025

Oh man, I meant to put a line in there saying our Kiwis, Aussies and others where the seasonal patterns are different can do their own inversions.... Sorry mate. I do believe you kinda went there a touch anyway. Thanks for jumping in and sharing!