Summertime Blues — Blue Cheer
Chords and lyrics for Summertime Blues by Blue Cheer (key of G#).
Intro
[G5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [G5] [Bb5]
[F5] [F5] [Ab5] [F5] [F5] [Ab5]
[G5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [G5] [Bb5]
[F5] [F5] [Ab5] [F5] [F5] [Ab5]
[C5] [C5]
Verse 1
Lord I[C5] got to raise a fuss
Lord I got to raise a [C5][F5]holler[C5][G5]
About [C5]a workin' all summer
Just to try to earn a [C5][F5]dollar[C5][G5]
Well, Lord, I[F5] tried to call my baby
I tried to get a date[C5]
[F5]Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
Lord, there[C5] ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Verse 2
Well my[C5] mom and papa told me
"Son you gotta make some [C5][F5]money"[C5][G5]
Well if you[C5] wanna use the car
To go a ridin' next [C5]sunday[C5][G5][F5]
Oh, Lord, I[F5] didn't go to work
I told the boss I was sick, said[C5]
[F5]Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
Lord, there[C5] ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Verse 3
I've got to[C5] take three weeks
I gotta have a fine [C5]vacation[C5][G5][F5]
I gotta[C5] take my problems
To the United Nations[C5][G5][F5][C5]
I done[F5] told my congress man
And he said "vote" (dig this boy)[C5]
[F5]Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
Lord, there[C5] ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Instrumental
[Eb] [Eb] [Eb] [Eb]
[G5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [G5] [Bb5]
[F5] [F5] [Ab5] [F5] [F5] [Ab5]
[G5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [G5] [Bb5]
[F5] [F5] [Ab5] [F5] [F5]
[Eb5] [E5] [F5] [Gb5] [G5] [Ab5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5] [B5] [C5]
Verse 4
I've got to[C5] take three weeks
I gotta have a fine [C5]vacation[C5][G5][F5]
I gotta[C5] take my problems
To the United Nations[C5][G5][F5][C5]
I done[F5] told my congress man
And he said "vote" (dig this boy)[C5]
[F5]Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
Lord, there[C5] ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Outro
[G5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [G5] [Bb5]
[F5] [F5] [Ab5] [F5] [F5] [Ab5]
[G5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [G5] [Bb5]
[F5] [F5] [Ab5] [F5] [F5] [Ab5]
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