Chords for Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues Chord Chart
Tempo:
159.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Eb]
[Em] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I'm a gonna raise a bus, I'm a gonna raise a father
[A] [E] I'm about to work in old summer just to try to earn a dollar
[A] Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, don't [E] die son, you gotta work [A] late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no [Eb] cure for the summertime [Em] blues
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Oh well, [Eb] my mom and pop told me [Em] son, you gotta move some [E] body
If you wanna use a [Em] car, they go a-ridin' [E] next Sunday
[A] Oh well, I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well, you can't use [E] a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the [C] summertime blues
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
I'm gonna take my father to the United Nations
[A] [E] Well, I [A] called my congressman and he said, whoa!
I'd like to help you son, but you're too [E] young to vote
[A]
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I'm a gonna raise a bus, I'm a gonna raise a father
[A] [E] I'm about to work in old summer just to try to earn a dollar
[A] Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, don't [E] die son, you gotta work [A] late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no [Eb] cure for the summertime [Em] blues
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Oh well, [Eb] my mom and pop told me [Em] son, you gotta move some [E] body
If you wanna use a [Em] car, they go a-ridin' [E] next Sunday
[A] Oh well, I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well, you can't use [E] a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the [C] summertime blues
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
I'm gonna take my father to the United Nations
[A] [E] Well, I [A] called my congressman and he said, whoa!
I'd like to help you son, but you're too [E] young to vote
[A]
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
Key:
E
A
Em
Eb
C
E
A
Em
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I'm a gonna raise a bus, I'm a gonna raise a father _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] I'm about to work in old summer just to try to earn a dollar
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, don't [E] die son, you gotta work [A] late
_ Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no [Eb] cure for the summertime [Em] blues _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Oh well, [Eb] my mom and pop told me [Em] son, you gotta move some [E] body
If _ _ _ _ _ _ you wanna use a [Em] car, they go a-ridin' [E] next Sunday
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Oh well, I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well, you can't use [E] a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the [C] summertime blues
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna take my father to the United Nations
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I [A] called my congressman and he said, whoa!
I'd like to help you son, but you're too [E] young to vote
[A] _
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I'm a gonna raise a bus, I'm a gonna raise a father _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] I'm about to work in old summer just to try to earn a dollar
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, don't [E] die son, you gotta work [A] late
_ Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no [Eb] cure for the summertime [Em] blues _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Oh well, [Eb] my mom and pop told me [Em] son, you gotta move some [E] body
If _ _ _ _ _ _ you wanna use a [Em] car, they go a-ridin' [E] next Sunday
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Oh well, I didn't wanna work before the boss, I was sick
Well, you can't use [E] a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the [C] summertime blues
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna take my father to the United Nations
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I [A] called my congressman and he said, whoa!
I'd like to help you son, but you're too [E] young to vote
[A] _
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
But [E] there ain't no cure for the summertime blues _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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