Summertime Blues Chords by Eddie Cochran
Tempo:
158.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [E]
[Em] I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a [E] holler
[A] [B]
[E] [Em] About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a [E] dollar
[A]
[E] Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My [Gb] boss says, no [E] dice son, you gotta work [A] late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [Bb] there ain't no cure for the [E] summertime blues
[A] [B]
[E] [A]
[Em] Well my mom and pop told me, son, you [E] gotta make some money
[A] If
[Em] you wanna use the car, it'll go right next [E] Sunday
[A]
[B] Well I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well you [F] can't use a car cause you didn't work or [E] live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [Em] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[E] [A]
[E] I'm gonna take my father to the United Nations
[A]
[E] Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[F] I'd like to help you [E] son, but you're too young to vote
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there [E] ain't no [Bb] cure for [Em] the summertime blues
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[E] [A] [B] [E]
[Em] I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a [E] holler
[A] [B]
[E] [Em] About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a [E] dollar
[A]
[E] Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My [Gb] boss says, no [E] dice son, you gotta work [A] late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [Bb] there ain't no cure for the [E] summertime blues
[A] [B]
[E] [A]
[Em] Well my mom and pop told me, son, you [E] gotta make some money
[A] If
[Em] you wanna use the car, it'll go right next [E] Sunday
[A]
[B] Well I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well you [F] can't use a car cause you didn't work or [E] live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [Em] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[E] [A]
[E] I'm gonna take my father to the United Nations
[A]
[E] Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[F] I'd like to help you [E] son, but you're too young to vote
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there [E] ain't no [Bb] cure for [Em] the summertime blues
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
Bb
E
A
B
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_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
[Em] I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a [E] holler
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [Em] About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a [E] dollar
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My [Gb] boss says, no [E] dice son, you gotta work [A] late
_ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [Bb] there ain't no cure for the [E] summertime _ blues _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Well my mom and pop told me, son, you [E] gotta make some money
_ [A] If _ _
[Em] _ you wanna use the car, it'll go right next [E] Sunday
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ Well I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well you [F] can't use a car cause you didn't work or [E] live
_ [A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] [Em] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ I'm gonna take my father to the United _ Nations
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[F] I'd like to help you [E] son, but you're too young to vote
[A] _ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there [E] ain't no [Bb] cure for [Em] the summertime blues _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
[Em] I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a [E] holler
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [Em] About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a [E] dollar
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My [Gb] boss says, no [E] dice son, you gotta work [A] late
_ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [Bb] there ain't no cure for the [E] summertime _ blues _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Well my mom and pop told me, son, you [E] gotta make some money
_ [A] If _ _
[Em] _ you wanna use the car, it'll go right next [E] Sunday
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ Well I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well you [F] can't use a car cause you didn't work or [E] live
_ [A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] [Em] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ I'm gonna take my father to the United _ Nations
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[F] I'd like to help you [E] son, but you're too young to vote
[A] _ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there [E] ain't no [Bb] cure for [Em] the summertime blues _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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