Summertime Blues — Eddie Cochran
Chords and lyrics for Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran (key of E).
Intro
[E] [E] [E] [A] [B7] [E] [E] [E] [A] [B7] [E]
Verses
[E]I'm gonna raise a fuss
I'm gonna raise a holler E E A B7 E
[E]'Bout a workin' all summer
Just to try to earn a dollar E E A B7 E
[A]Well time to call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says "no dice, son, you gotta work late"
[A]Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
But there [E]ain't no cure for the summertime
[E] [E] [A] [B7] [E] [E] [E] [A] [B7] [E]
[E]Well, my Mom and Poppa told me
Son, you gotta make some money E E A B7 E
[E]If you wanna use the car
to go a-ridin' next Sunday E E A B7 E
[E]Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick
"Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
[A]Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
But there [E]ain't no cure for the summertime
[E] [E] [A] [B7] [E] [E] [E] [A] [B7] [E]
[E]I'm gonna take two weeks
Gonna have a fine vacation E E A B7 E
[E]Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
But there [E]ain't no cure for the summertime
[E] [E] [A] [B7] [E] [E] [E] [A] [B7] [E]
[E]I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations E E A B7 E
[E]Well I called my congressman and he said "quote"
"I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to vote'
[A]Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
But there [E]ain't no cure for the summertime
[E] [E] [A] [B7] [E] [E] [A] [B7] [E]
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