Seasons in the Sun - [Cover] Terry Jacks (original version by Jacques Brel) 

#oldies #oldiessongs #jacquesbrel
After the 2nd covid episode which whacked me out good and nicely, it's sooo good to play again in the sun this little gem we know since childhood. Then we realized it was actually composed by Jacques Brel 13 years before Terry Jacks's cover made it famous. Its initial title "Le moribond - The Dying Man" is much closer to the spirits I've been in during that episode, so this much more joyous version expresses even better how glad I am it's over:
G D G
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
Am
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
G
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Am
Learned of love and ABC's
D G
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
G D G
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
Am
When all the birds are singing in the sky
G
Now that spring is in the air
Am
Pretty girls are everywhere
D G
Think of me and I'll be there
[Chorus]
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
[Verse 2]
G D G
Goodbye papa, please pray for me
Am
I was the black sheep of the family
G
You've tried to teach me right from wrong
Am
Too much wine and too much song
D G
Wonder how I got along
G D G
Goodbye papa it's hard to die
Am
When all the birds are singing in the sky
G
Now that spring is in the air
Am
Little children everywhere
D G
When you see them I'll be there
[Chorus]
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
[Verse 3]
G D G
Goodbye Michelle my little one
Am
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
G
And every time that I was down
Am
You would always come around
D G
And get my feet back on the ground
G D G
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
Am
When all the birds are singing in the sky
G
Now that spring is in the air
Am
With the flowers everywhere
D G
I wish that we could both be there
[Chorus]
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
D G Am
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
D G
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time