Summertime Blues Chords by Alan Jackson

Tempo:
81.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

E

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Summertime Blues chords
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[D]
I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About working all summer just to try and earn a dollar
Every [G] time I call my baby to try to get a date
My boss [F] says, no dice son, you gotta [D] work a little
[G] Sometimes I wonder what [A] I'm gonna do
[D] Cause there ain't no cure for the [E] summertime [D] blue
Well my mom and papa told me, son, you gotta make some money
[G] [D]
[D] If you wanna use the car to go riding next [E] Sunday
[D] Well [G] I didn't go to work, told the boss I was [D] sick
Now you [F] can't use a car cause you didn't work [G] a lick
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] I'm [D]
gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[Dm]
[D] I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
[G] Well I called the congressman and he said, [Dm] quote
I'd [Eb] like to help you son, but you're too young to [G] vote
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
I'm [Dm]
[D] [Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [Am] [Dm] [E]
[D]
a gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About working all summer [Dm] just to try and earn a [D] dollar
[G] Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[G] Yeah, sometimes I wonder what [A] I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
No, there ain't no [A] cure for the [D] summertime blues
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Alan Jackson - Summertime Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, D, G, D, D, E and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 40 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 81 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler _ _
About working all summer just to try and earn a dollar
Every [G] time I call my baby to try to get a date
My boss [F] says, no dice son, you gotta [D] work a little
[G] Sometimes I wonder what [A] I'm gonna do
[D] Cause there ain't no cure for the [E] summertime [D] blue _ _ _ _ _ _
Well my mom and papa told me, son, you gotta make some money
[G] _ [D] _
[D] If you wanna use the car to go riding next [E] Sunday
[D] Well [G] I didn't go to work, told the boss I was [D] sick
Now you [F] can't use a car cause you didn't work [G] a lick
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] I'm _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[Dm] _ _
[D] I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations _
[G] Well I called the congressman and he said, [Dm] quote
I'd [Eb] like to help you son, but you're too young to [G] vote
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
I'm _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About working all summer [Dm] just to try and earn a [D] dollar _ _
[G] Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
_ [G] Yeah, sometimes I wonder what [A] I'm gonna [D] do
Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
No, there ain't no [A] cure for the [D] summertime blues _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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