I have composed a melody for this lyric by Carroll Kiphen.

Rough recording: my voice + ukulele

THE SUMMER OF LOVE
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© Lyrics: Carroll Kiphen, 2023.
© Melody: Guy E. Trépanier, 2024.

Intro: 4 bars (key of A)
Chords: I=A, 2m=Bm, V=E, 3m=C#m, IV=D

(I)3_.53_­~/(2m)4_.64_~/(V)5_.25_2_/(I)1__~~/

(I)'I’m trying to write a song /(2m)'from memories / ('331353_/'4424_~/) < verse 8
(V)'But some are oh so /(3m)vague / ('5525_2_/3__~~/)
(I)'It’s like trying to read /(2m)'a diary / ('331353_/'4424_~/)
(V)'With pages torn a-/(I)way / ('5525_2_/1__~~/)

(2m)'Sometimes your eyes are /blue / ('6646_4_/6__~~/) < pre chorus 8
(V)'Sometimes they’re emerald /(3m)green / ('552525_/3__~~/)
(2m)'Sometimes I can’t re-/call / ('6646_8_/6__~~/)
(V)'What’s real or what’s a /(3m)dream / ('5525_2_/5__~~/)

(IV)It was summer /(V)by the sea / (8_6_8_6_/7_7_5_~/) < chorus 8
(IV)Summer (V)by the /(I)sea / (6_4_5_2_/5__~~/)
(IV)It was the (V)summer of /(I)love / (8_66757_/5__~~/)
(IV)It was my (V)summer of /(I)love / (6_44525_/1__~~/)

(I)'It’s so hurtful to know /(2m)'that I forgot / ('331353_/'4424_~/) < verse 8
(V)'The first love of my /(3m)life / ('5525_2_/3__~~/)
(I)'It’s only been about /(2m)ten years or so / ('331353_/'4424_~/)
(V)'We said our last good-/(I)bye / ('5525_2_/1__~~/)

pre chorus 8

chorus 8

(2m)I remember that yellow /(V)bikini / (42424_66/5_2_5_~/) < bridge 8
(2m)Rubbing coconut oil /(V)on your skin / (42424_2_/7_6_5_~/)
(2m)I remember, I remember /(V)how we kissed / (42424242/7_6_5_~/)
(2m)I sure wish I could kiss you a-/(V)gain / (42424242/5__~~/)

Interlude: 8 bars
(I)3_.53_­~/(2m)4_.64_~/(V)5_.25_2_/(3m)3__~~/
(I)3_.53_­~/(2m)4_.64_~/(V)5_.25_2_/(I)1__~~/

chorus 8
chorus 8

(IV)It was my (V)summer of /(I)love / (6_44525_/1__~~/)
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