Summertime Blues Chords by Brian Setzer

Tempo:
81.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

Eb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brian Setzer - Summertime Blues chords
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[E] Well, it's rockin' now!
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Well, I'm a-gonna raise a thot, I'm a-gonna raise a dollar
About a-workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
[A]
[E] Every time I roll my baby, I try to get paid
My boss says, no dice, son, you gotta work for the lady
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure [Eb] for the sublime [E] blues
[E] [A] [E] Well, my mama's bible told me, son, you gotta need some money
[A] [E] Even the woman used to call to go to Riding Ex Sunday
[A] [E] Well, [A] I didn't wanna work for the boss, I was sick, now you can't
You used to call, of course you didn't work for the lady
Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a-gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the sublime blues
Yeah!
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[A] [Em]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] I'm gonna take two weeks, I'm gonna have a fun vacation
[A] [E] I'm gonna take my problems to the humanized nation
[A] [E] Well, I called the guy, I whispered, he said, whoa!
[D] Help me, son, but you're too young to vote
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a-gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the sublime blues
Yeah!
[A] [E] [A]
[E] I said there [A] ain't no cure for the [E] sublime blues
Yeah!
[Em] [Bb] [E] [Em]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
Eb
12341116
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning Brian Setzer - Summertime Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, E, A, E, A and A in sequence. For best results, commence at 40 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 82. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Well, it's rockin' now!
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Well, I'm a-gonna raise a thot, I'm a-gonna raise a dollar _ _
About a-workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
[A] _ _
[E] Every time I roll my baby, I try to get paid
My boss says, no dice, son, you gotta work for the lady
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure [Eb] for the sublime [E] blues _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Well, my mama's bible told me, son, you gotta need some money
[A] _ _ [E] Even the woman used to call to go to Riding Ex Sunday
[A] _ _ [E] Well, [A] I didn't wanna work for the boss, I was sick, now you can't
You used to call, of course you didn't work for the lady
Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a-gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the sublime blues _
Yeah!
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] I'm gonna take two weeks, I'm gonna have a fun vacation
[A] _ _ [E] I'm gonna take my problems to the humanized nation
[A] _ _ [E] Well, I called the guy, I whispered, he said, whoa!
[D] Help me, son, but you're too young to vote
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm-a-gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the sublime blues _ _
Yeah!
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] I said there [A] ain't no cure for the [E] sublime blues
Yeah! _
[Em] _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _

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