Title: Last Day of Summer Artist: Skillet Album: Surfonic Water Revival Author: Altizer, Liles Copyright 1998 Photon Music (BMI) Tabbed by Casey Lee Intro: C - C - CC - BbBb - AbAb - G C - C - CC - BbBb - AbAb - G Verse 1: C Bb C Bb C Storm clouds rush ashore C CC BbBb AbAb G Ocean fills with tears F Ab Life speeds up, time rolls by G Bb Minutes measure up to years C Bb C Bb C The sun breaks through the clouds C CC BbBb AbAb G Blinking briefly on the bay F Ab Casting diamonds here and there G Bb Just before it slips away Chorus: F A Ab Eb The last day of summer drifts out on the wind C G Ab G Never returning, still it's not the end F A Ab Eb It's just the last day of summer, wake up from the dream C G D Ab C Life goes on until it's gone, night is never empty as it seems C - CC - BbBb - AbAb - G C - CC - BbBb - AbAb - G Verse 2 (same as verse 1): As the shadows fall Somewhere someone lights a fire Dancing like a distant sun Like a walker on a wire Chorus Bridge: D Db Sunset has no hidden meaning C B Only beauty, silent as time Bb A Melting slowly into the sea Ab G As stars like angels rise and shine Chorus (2x) Outro: F Ab A Eb Empty as it seems C - G - Eb - D