Chords for James Taylor - Summertime Blues 1979
Tempo:
142.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss and I'm gonna raise a holler
[A] I'm [B] [E]
just gonna try to make a [E] dollar
[A] [B] [E]
[A] Try to form a family, try to make a name
[E] I said no dice, son, you [E] got to work late
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] Well, my mama and papa told me, son, you got to make some money
[A] [B]
[E] If you want to use a car, that'll go right in there, son
[A] [B] [E]
I said no dice, son, you got to work late
You can't use [F#] a car and you'll fucking make me sick
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
[A] [B]
I'd like [E] to take my brother to the United [E] Nations
[A] [B]
[E] [A] I'm gonna go along with him
He said, bro, [E] I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to float
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the [A]
summertime blues
[E] [A] There ain't no cure [E] for the summertime [A] blues
You got [B] to work, you [E] got to drive [A] now
You [B]
[E] got to put it down [A] now
[B] You got to
[E] put it down [A] now
You got [B]
[E] to put it down now
[A] You [B]
[E] [A] [B] got to
[E] put it down [A] now
[B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] You [A] got to put it down [B] now
[E] [A] [E]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss and I'm gonna raise a holler
[A] I'm [B] [E]
just gonna try to make a [E] dollar
[A] [B] [E]
[A] Try to form a family, try to make a name
[E] I said no dice, son, you [E] got to work late
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] Well, my mama and papa told me, son, you got to make some money
[A] [B]
[E] If you want to use a car, that'll go right in there, son
[A] [B] [E]
I said no dice, son, you got to work late
You can't use [F#] a car and you'll fucking make me sick
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
[A] [B]
I'd like [E] to take my brother to the United [E] Nations
[A] [B]
[E] [A] I'm gonna go along with him
He said, bro, [E] I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to float
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the [A]
summertime blues
[E] [A] There ain't no cure [E] for the summertime [A] blues
You got [B] to work, you [E] got to drive [A] now
You [B]
[E] got to put it down [A] now
[B] You got to
[E] put it down [A] now
You got [B]
[E] to put it down now
[A] You [B]
[E] [A] [B] got to
[E] put it down [A] now
[B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] You [A] got to put it down [B] now
[E] [A] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
F#
E
A
B
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss and I'm gonna raise a holler
_ [A] I'm _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ just gonna try to make a _ [E] dollar
[A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [A] Try to form a family, try to make a name
[E] I said no dice, son, you [E] got to work late
_ [A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] Well, my mama and papa told me, son, you got to make some money
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] If you want to use a car, that'll go right in there, son
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
I said no dice, son, you got to _ work late
You can't use [F#] a car and you'll fucking make me sick
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime _ blues
[A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
I'd like [E] to take my brother to the United _ [E] Nations
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [A] I'm gonna go along with him
He said, bro, [E] I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to float
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the [A]
summertime blues
[E] _ [A] There ain't no cure [E] for the _ summertime [A] blues
You got [B] to work, you [E] got to drive [A] now
You _ [B] _
[E] got to put it down [A] now
[B] You got to _
[E] _ _ put it down [A] now
You got [B] _ _
[E] to put it down now
[A] You _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] got to _
[E] _ put it down [A] now
_ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ You [A] got to put it down [B] now _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss and I'm gonna raise a holler
_ [A] I'm _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ just gonna try to make a _ [E] dollar
[A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [A] Try to form a family, try to make a name
[E] I said no dice, son, you [E] got to work late
_ [A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] Well, my mama and papa told me, son, you got to make some money
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] If you want to use a car, that'll go right in there, son
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
I said no dice, son, you got to _ work late
You can't use [F#] a car and you'll fucking make me sick
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime _ blues
[A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
I'd like [E] to take my brother to the United _ [E] Nations
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [A] I'm gonna go along with him
He said, bro, [E] I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to float
[A] Sometimes I wonder, how I'm gonna do
[E] Cause there ain't no cure for the [A]
summertime blues
[E] _ [A] There ain't no cure [E] for the _ summertime [A] blues
You got [B] to work, you [E] got to drive [A] now
You _ [B] _
[E] got to put it down [A] now
[B] You got to _
[E] _ _ put it down [A] now
You got [B] _ _
[E] to put it down now
[A] You _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] got to _
[E] _ put it down [A] now
_ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ You [A] got to put it down [B] now _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _