Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)


Original Album
Summer In Paradise
Written By
Bruce Johnstone
Produced By
Terry Melcher
Lead Vocals
Bruce on verses, Al chorus
Recorded On
1992
Length
3:23
Notes
  • A merger of the song "One Summer Night" with original verses by Bruce.
Lyrics
I'll set the stage while she's still dancing
I'll make the music soft and slow
Then I'll turn down the lights
Make things just right
For every slow song that we know

Over and over again
One summer night
(Do do do)

We fell in love
One summer night
I held you tight
(One summer, one summer)
You and I
(One summer, one summer)
Under the moon for love
(Ooo one summer, one summer)

We'll spin around this room together
I'll treat my angel really nice
We'll fall in love, we'll fall forever
Thank God for lazy summer nights

Over and over again
One summer night
(Do do do)

(One summer, one summer)
I kissed your lips
(One summer, one summer)
One summer night
(One summer, one summer)
I held you close
(One summer, one summer)
You and I
(One summer, one summer)
Under the moon of love
(Ooo one summer, one summer)
(One summer, one summer)
One summer night

(One summer, one summer)
(One summer, one summer)
(One summer, one summer)
(One summer, one summer)
(One summer, one summer)
(One summer, one summer)
One summer night
(One summer, one summer)
Under the moon of love

(Ooo one summer, one summer)
Under the moon of love

(Ooo one summer, one summer)
Under the moon of
Love
Chords
Intro: C.G.B.C.G.B..C.G.B.C.G.B..C.G.B.C.G.B..C.F.E.C.G.B
...........C....................Am7..............F.....................Dm7

C.................Em7/B............................Am7.......Em7/G
I'll set the stage while she's still dancing
F.....................Am7/E...............Dm7....Dm7/G..G7
I'll make the music soft and slow
C........................................Em7/B..Am7..................Em7/G
Then I'll turn down the lights, make things just right
F#m7(b5)....B7...........................Em7.....F..............G7......C
For every slow song that we know, over and over again

C..................................................F....................G7
One summer night (do do do do) we fell in love
Em7.................Am7..F#m7(b5)..Fm6
One summer night I held you tight
Em7....Am7..F...............G7............C......Am7
You and I, under the moon for love
F.................................G7
One summer night, one summer night

C.................Em7/B........................Am7.......Em7/G
We'll spin around this room together
F....................Am7/E.........Dm7....Dm7/G..G7
I'll treat my angel really nice
C..................Em7/B..................Am7.......Em7/G
We'll fall in love, we'll fall forever
F#m7(b5)............B7.................Em7......F..............G7.......C
Thank God for lazy summer nights, over and over again

C...................................................F...........................G7
One summer night (do do do do) I kissed your lips
Em7................Am7..F#m7(b5)..Fm6
One summer night I held you close
Em7........Am7..F............G7..........C......Am7
You and I, under the moon of love
F.................................G7
One summer night, one summer night

C#................................................F#.........................G#7
One summer night (do do do do) I kissed your lips
Fm7................A#m7..Gm7(b5)..F#m6
One summer night I held you close
Fm7.......A#m7..F#........G#7..........C#......A#m7
You and I, under the moon of love
F#..............................G#7............................C#....A#m7....F#.....G#7.....C#
One summer night, one summer night

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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