A Night in Summer Long Ago Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays361

A Night in Summer Long Ago by Mark Knopfler is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A7/C#, D, Bm7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A
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16
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  			intro: 
 
 A    A7/C#   D       Bm7   E 
 A    A7/C#   D       Bm7   E     A 
 
     A          A7/C#           D 
  My lady may I have this dance? 
 
            Bm7        E 
  Forgive a knight who knows no shame 
 
     A          A7/C#           D 
  My lady may I have this dance 
 
           Bm7   E         A 
  And lady may I know your name 
 
               A7/C#  D 
  You danced upon      a soldier's arm 
 
                 Bm7      E 
  And I felt the blade of love so keen 
 
      A                    A7/C#     D 
  And when you smiled, you did me harm 
 
             Bm7     E      A 
  And I was drawn to you my queen 
 
 
4 verses, where the 3rd is instrumental 
Coda = A 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante