Chord Req: Summer Before the War (Huw Williams)

Subject: Chord Req: Summer Before the War
From: GUEST,Jeremy
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 04:16 PM

Can anyone help me track down the chords for this song? I have the Fairport version from the '88 album "Red and Gold." I've looked everywhere, but no luck. Actually, there's a definite lack of ANY Fairport tabs anywhere on the net, with a handful of exceptions. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR (Huw Williams)
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 04:42 PM

Are these the words?


Artist: Connie Dover
Song: The Summer Before The War

All on a Saturday, bright as a bell
Early and just for the ride
We took a trip, cycling down to the sea
You, and your lady, and I.

And oh, what a summer
And oh, what a sun
Right to the blue sky it clung.
One day at Whitson
The sea had the shore
The summer before the War.

Warm summer places, where you could taste the country air
Chasing our shadows, we'd fly
Down through the narrow lanes, racing the slow trains
And the last of an age going by.

And we had a good time
And we had some fun
There was time then when we were all young.
One day at Whitson
The sea had the shore
The summer before the War.

Young hearts and young souls
Young minds to unfold
Knowing the untold, somehow.
One day at Whitson
The sea had the shore
The summer before the War.

We found a small cove, by the sand and the water
The salt air was brushing your skin.
With your hand in her hand, there was nothing to say,
Just watch the sea rushing in.

And oh, what a moment
And oh, what a day
We held it and it never slipped away.
One day at Whitson
The sea had the shore
The summer before the War.

One day at Whitson
The sea had the shore
The summer before the War.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Summer Before the War
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 04:55 PM

When I Googled "All on a Saturday, bright as a bell", in quotation marks, it showed on only four sites. Two with Dover and two with Fairport. No chords at all. I am thinking that you'll have to await a Mudcatter who plays the song to insert chords. However, if you have an mp3 and can send it, I will do my best to insert the chords into the lyrics in a key of your choosing. Something I read somewhere says it's done in Bb by Fairport. Anyway, let me know.

Subject: Chords Add: SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR (Huw Williams)
From: Dave4Guild
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 05:09 PM

Song: The Summer Before The War (Huw Williams)

Here's one version; capo 2 for us!

(G)All on a (D7)Saturday, ( C)bright as a (G)bell
(C)Early and (G)just for the (Am)ride(D7)
(G)We took a (D)trip, cycling ( C)down to the (Cm)sea
(Am)You, and your (D7)lady, and (G)I.

(Em)And oh, what a (Bm)summer
And (Am)oh, what a (G)sun
(Am)Right to the (G)blue sky it (D7)clung.( C)
(G)One day at (D7)Whitson
The ( C) sea had the (Cm)shore
The (Am)summer (D7)before the (G)War.

Subject: Chords Add: SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR (Huw Williams)
From: Nick
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 07:19 PM

I play it slightly differently but broadly similar (capo 3)

(G)All on a (D)Saturday, ( C)bright as a (G*)bell
(C)Early and (Bm*)just for the (Am)ride(D7)
(G)We took a (D)trip, cycling ( C)down to the (G)sea
(Am)You, and your (D7)lady, and (G)I.

(Am)And oh, what a (Bm)summer
And (C)oh, what a (G*)sun
(C)Bright in the (G*)blue sky it (Am)clung.( D7)
(G)One day at (Bm)Whitson
The ( C) sea had the (Cm)shore
The (Adim)summer (D7)before the (G)War.

Adim - x0101x Just like the sound of it rather than the Am

Has a middle section -

Am               D
Young hearts and young souls
C             Bm*
Young minds to unfold
      C          G*          Am    D7
(But) Knowing the untold somehow

One day etc etc


Tend to interchange the asterisked G's and Bm's after the C's depending on mood and often play a G with a B bass note on the way though to the Am!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Summer Before the War
From: Nick
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 07:25 PM

I reckon it's "the sea and the shore" rather than 'had' but could be my ears.

Fairport sing the following verse differently -

"We found a small cove, by the sand and the water
The salt air was brushing your skin.
With your hand in her hand, there was nothing to say,
Just watch the sea rushing in."

They sing -

"We found a small cove, by the sand and the water
The salt air brushing our skin.
Your hand in her hand, and her hand in mine,
Watching the sea rushing in."

In Bb on the album