Summertime Blues
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[INTRO]
A D E A A [riff]
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||-2-0-0--------2----||--------2------------2--||--0------0---|
||-0----------0-0----||----0-0----------0-0----||-----------0-|
||--------0-3--------||-3^-----------3^--------||--3----------|
A A D E A
I'm a'gonna raise a fuss I'm a'gonna raise a holler
A [riff] A D E A
I've been workin' all summer just a tryin a earn a dollar
D D6 D7 D6 D D6 D7 D6
Tried to get the car go out on a date
d|--7--------9-------10--9--7---9----10---9-9-|
a|--5--------5-------5---5--5---5----5----5-5-|
A [tacit] A
The boss said "no dice, son, you gotta work late"
D Dsus D Dsus D
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
A [tacit] A D E A
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Well, my mom and poppa told me, "son, you gotta earn some money
If you wanna use the car to go riding next sunday."
Well I wouldn't go to work, I told the boss I was sick
He said, "you can't use the car cause you didn't work a lick."
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Solo] x2
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||--4/5---4---2/4-----2-----||-----------------------|
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x2
|-----9---7-----7----------||-------------------||-----------------|
|-------------------0--2---||---5--5--5--5--5---||-5--5------------|
|--7/9---7-----7-------2---||---7^ 7^ 7^ 7^ 7^--||-7^-7^---7-5^----|
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|--------------------------|------|-------|------------|----------2----|
|--------------------------|------|-------|------------|----------2----|
|--7-5/7-----7-5---5-------|------|-------|---3--5-----|--3^---0--2----|
|----------------7----3^-0-|-0----|-------|-5----------|-----5----0--0-|
|--------------------------|--3-0-|-3-4-5-|------------|---------------|
| A D E A |
|| B E F# B ||x2 [B/A riff]
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||-4--4---------4-||--------------||-4-------|
||-4--2----4----4-||-4-4-4--4-4-4-||-4---2---|
||-2--2----4--0-2-||-0-2-2--0-2-2-||-0---2---|
||----0----2------||--------------||-----0-0-|
B B E F# B
Gonna take two weeks gonna have a fine vacation
B [B/A riff].....
Gonna take my problem to the United Nations
D D6 D7 D6 D D6 D7 D6 [note: PT's error - should be
E]
I went to my congressman and he said, quote
B B
"I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to vote."
E Esus E
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
B
'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
|| B E F# B ||
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How to play Summertime Blues
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.