Chords for Summer of 69 Bryan Adams acoustic cover by Yigal Sternklar
Tempo:
130.05 bpm
Chords used:
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Ab
Eb
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db]
[Ab] [Ab]
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[Ab]
[Db] I got my first real six [Ab] string, bought it at a five and [Db] dime
And played it till my fingers [Ab] bled, it was, was the summer of 69
[Db] And me and some guys from school, [Ab]
hand [Db] bent [Ab] and tried real hard
And [Db]
Jimmy quit, and Jody got married, [Ab]
should've known we'd never get far
[Bb] And, [Bbm] oh [Ab] when I look back now, yeah, [Db] that summer [Gb] seemed to last forever
[Bbm] And [Ab] if I had a [Db] choice, yeah, I'd [Gb] always wanna [Db] be [Bbm] there
Those [Eb] were the best days of [Db] my life,
[Ab]
[Db] ain't no usin' or [Eb] cleanin'
[Ab] When you got a job cut [Eb] off, [Db] spend my evenings down at the drive-in
[Ab] And that's when I met you [Bbm] babe, [Ab] standin' on my wife's porch
[Db] Told me [Gb] I should wait [Bbm] forever, and [Ab] when you weld my hair
[Db] I knew [Gb] that it was now or [Bbm] never
Those [Ab] were the best days of [Db] my life, [Ab] yeah, [Eb] back in the summer [Db] of 69
[Eb] Yeah, [Ab] yeah, me and my baby, [E] now [A] we workin' and [B] time we run young and [A] restin'
And we ain't [Ebm]
doin' [E] wine, [A] ain't nothin' last [B] forever, forever
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] And now times are changin', lookin' at everything that come and gone
[Db] Sometimes when I play my old [Ab] six string, think about you wonderin' why [Bbm] we're wrong, yeah
[Ab] Standin' on my wife's porch, [Db] told me [Ebm] that you'll wait [Bb] forever
And when [Ab] you weld my hair, [Db] I knew [Ebm] that it was now or [Gb] never
Those were the [Eb] best days [Db] of my life, [Eb] yeah, back in the [Db] summer of 69
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, me and my baby, oh
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] I got my first real six [Ab] string, bought it at a five and [Db] dime
And played it till my fingers [Ab] bled, it was, was the summer of 69
[Db] And me and some guys from school, [Ab]
hand [Db] bent [Ab] and tried real hard
And [Db]
Jimmy quit, and Jody got married, [Ab]
should've known we'd never get far
[Bb] And, [Bbm] oh [Ab] when I look back now, yeah, [Db] that summer [Gb] seemed to last forever
[Bbm] And [Ab] if I had a [Db] choice, yeah, I'd [Gb] always wanna [Db] be [Bbm] there
Those [Eb] were the best days of [Db] my life,
[Ab]
[Db] ain't no usin' or [Eb] cleanin'
[Ab] When you got a job cut [Eb] off, [Db] spend my evenings down at the drive-in
[Ab] And that's when I met you [Bbm] babe, [Ab] standin' on my wife's porch
[Db] Told me [Gb] I should wait [Bbm] forever, and [Ab] when you weld my hair
[Db] I knew [Gb] that it was now or [Bbm] never
Those [Ab] were the best days of [Db] my life, [Ab] yeah, [Eb] back in the summer [Db] of 69
[Eb] Yeah, [Ab] yeah, me and my baby, [E] now [A] we workin' and [B] time we run young and [A] restin'
And we ain't [Ebm]
doin' [E] wine, [A] ain't nothin' last [B] forever, forever
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] And now times are changin', lookin' at everything that come and gone
[Db] Sometimes when I play my old [Ab] six string, think about you wonderin' why [Bbm] we're wrong, yeah
[Ab] Standin' on my wife's porch, [Db] told me [Ebm] that you'll wait [Bb] forever
And when [Ab] you weld my hair, [Db] I knew [Ebm] that it was now or [Gb] never
Those were the [Eb] best days [Db] of my life, [Eb] yeah, back in the [Db] summer of 69
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, me and my baby, oh
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
Key:
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Eb
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ I got my first real six [Ab] string, _ bought it at a five and [Db] dime
And _ played it till my fingers [Ab] bled, it was, was the summer of _ 69
[Db] And _ me and some guys from school, [Ab] _
hand [Db] bent [Ab] and tried real hard
And [Db]
Jimmy quit, and Jody got married, [Ab] _
should've known we'd never get far
[Bb] And, _ [Bbm] oh [Ab] when I look back now, yeah, [Db] that summer [Gb] seemed to last forever _
[Bbm] _ _ And [Ab] if I had a [Db] choice, _ yeah, I'd [Gb] always wanna [Db] be [Bbm] there
Those [Eb] were the best days of [Db] my life, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ ain't no usin' or [Eb] cleanin'
[Ab] When you got a job cut [Eb] off, _ [Db] spend my evenings down at the drive-in
[Ab] And that's when I met you [Bbm] babe, _ _ [Ab] standin' on my wife's porch
[Db] _ _ Told me [Gb] I should wait _ [Bbm] forever, _ and [Ab] when you weld my hair
[Db] I knew [Gb] that it was now or [Bbm] never
_ Those [Ab] were the best days of [Db] my _ life, _ _ _ [Ab] yeah, _ _ _ _ [Eb] back in the summer [Db] of 69 _ _ _ _
[Eb] Yeah, [Ab] yeah, _ me and my baby, [E] _ _ now [A] we workin' and [B] time we run young and [A] restin'
And we ain't [Ebm]
doin' [E] wine, _ _ [A] ain't nothin' last [B] forever, _ _ forever _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] And now times are _ changin', lookin' at everything that come and gone
[Db] _ _ Sometimes when I play my old [Ab] six string, _ think about you wonderin' why [Bbm] we're wrong, yeah _ _
[Ab] Standin' on my wife's porch, [Db] _ told me [Ebm] that you'll wait _ [Bb] forever _
And when [Ab] you weld my hair, [Db] _ I knew [Ebm] that it was now or [Gb] never _
Those were the [Eb] best days [Db] of my life, _ _ _ _ [Eb] yeah, _ _ back in the [Db] summer of _ 69
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, yeah, _ me and my baby, oh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ I got my first real six [Ab] string, _ bought it at a five and [Db] dime
And _ played it till my fingers [Ab] bled, it was, was the summer of _ 69
[Db] And _ me and some guys from school, [Ab] _
hand [Db] bent [Ab] and tried real hard
And [Db]
Jimmy quit, and Jody got married, [Ab] _
should've known we'd never get far
[Bb] And, _ [Bbm] oh [Ab] when I look back now, yeah, [Db] that summer [Gb] seemed to last forever _
[Bbm] _ _ And [Ab] if I had a [Db] choice, _ yeah, I'd [Gb] always wanna [Db] be [Bbm] there
Those [Eb] were the best days of [Db] my life, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ ain't no usin' or [Eb] cleanin'
[Ab] When you got a job cut [Eb] off, _ [Db] spend my evenings down at the drive-in
[Ab] And that's when I met you [Bbm] babe, _ _ [Ab] standin' on my wife's porch
[Db] _ _ Told me [Gb] I should wait _ [Bbm] forever, _ and [Ab] when you weld my hair
[Db] I knew [Gb] that it was now or [Bbm] never
_ Those [Ab] were the best days of [Db] my _ life, _ _ _ [Ab] yeah, _ _ _ _ [Eb] back in the summer [Db] of 69 _ _ _ _
[Eb] Yeah, [Ab] yeah, _ me and my baby, [E] _ _ now [A] we workin' and [B] time we run young and [A] restin'
And we ain't [Ebm]
doin' [E] wine, _ _ [A] ain't nothin' last [B] forever, _ _ forever _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] And now times are _ changin', lookin' at everything that come and gone
[Db] _ _ Sometimes when I play my old [Ab] six string, _ think about you wonderin' why [Bbm] we're wrong, yeah _ _
[Ab] Standin' on my wife's porch, [Db] _ told me [Ebm] that you'll wait _ [Bb] forever _
And when [Ab] you weld my hair, [Db] _ I knew [Ebm] that it was now or [Gb] never _
Those were the [Eb] best days [Db] of my life, _ _ _ _ [Eb] yeah, _ _ back in the [Db] summer of _ 69
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, yeah, _ me and my baby, oh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
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