Lord Summerisle Chords
Lord Summerisle by Blood Ceremony is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, E, F#m and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F# E F#m E x2
F# E
Oh, how now?
B F#m
Harvest seeds in summer drown
E
The first of May on the 'morrow's light
B F#
Yet Gods on high bring ancient night
E
Autumn's frost and winter's bone
B F#m
Have come and gone with arid sun
E
Will they dance with us this night?
B F#
The answer lies with Summerisle
F# E F#m E x2
F# E
We'll sing to those whom we hold dear
B F#m
Of orchard tombs where death lies near
E
Of barren earth and orphaned sun
B F#
Of crop-yields promised; still to come
E
Will they dance with us this night?
B F#m
The answer lies with Summerisle