Verse 1:CE7Am
She's been afraid of the Cuisinart
CE7Am
Since nine-teen seventy-seven
CE7Am
Now when she opens up the house
E7F
Well she won't set foot in the kitchen
CE7Am
Her brother's dating an architect
CE7Am
They're coming up for the weekend
CE7Am
He never gave her the proper respect
E7F
But she still meets the ferry to greet them
FCE7
Oh, at the summer place, we got the space
AmG
if you've got the time
FCG
At the summer place, its so far away
E7
It's another state of...
AmFCE7AmFCE7
Miiind, Miiind, Miiind, Miiind
(repeat intro riff over chorus)FGVerse 2:CE7Am
She ran away back in seventy eight
CE7Am
Just down the beach to the neighbor's
CE7Am
They brought her back after sunset
E7F
Her Dad said 'Don't do me any favors'
CE7Am
Her Mom sat on the patio
CE7Am
She said she needed the sea air
CE7Am
She drank a fifth of Seagram's
E7F
And then she'd sink down into her deck chair
FCE7
Oh, at the summer place, we got the space
AmG
if you've got the time
FCG
At the summer place, its so far away
E7
It's another state of...
AmFCE7AmFCE7
Miiind, Miiind, Miiind, Miiind
(repeat intro riff over chorus)FGBridge:AmE7
At fifteen, shop-lifting
CF
Was the only game she liked to play
AmE7
At forty, she's so bored she
CF
Thinks about it then decides to play
AmG
But still she can't help feeling
D/F#G
Those good old days don't seem so far away
E7
(seem so far away) Just like yesterday
Verse 3:CE7Am
She took a handful of mushrooms
CE7Am
That she got from a surfer
CE7Am
She spent a night in a hospital room
E7F
So the doctors could observe her
FCE7AmG
Oh, at the summer place, We've got the space, you should drop on by
FC
Oh, at the summer place
GE7
the injuries fade but the memories last a life
AmF
Tiiiime
CE7
A lifetiiiime
AmF
A lifetiiiime
CE7
A lifetiiiime