Chords for Summer Of '69 (Bryan Adams); By Shut Up & Kiss Me!
Tempo:
138.7 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Bm
G
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Am]
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I got my first real six [A]-string, bought it in the five and [D] dime, played till my fingers
[A] bled, was the summer of 69.
[D] Me and some guys from [A] school, had a band and we tried real [D] hard.
Jimmy quit, Jody got [A] married, I should've known we'd never get [Bm] far.
Oh, [A] when I look back now, [D] this summer [G] seems to last [Bm] forever.
And [A] if I had a [D] choice, yeah, [G] I always wanna be [Bm] there.
Those [A] were the best days of [D] my life.
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[D] Ain't no use in complaining, [A] when you got a job to [D] do.
I spent my evenings out at the drive [A]-in, and I'd sit and [Bm] you'd sit [A] in on your mama's [D] porch.
You told me [G] that you'd wait [Bm] forever, oh, and [A] when you held my [D] hand, I knew that [G] it was
[Bm] Those [A] were the best days of [D] my life.
Oh [A] yeah, back in the summer [D] of 69.
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[F] Then we [Bb] were killing time, we [C] were restless, [Bb] we needed to go [F] and win [Bb]
[C] for us.
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[D] And now the times are changing, [A] look at everything that's come and [D] gone.
Sometimes when I play that old six [A]-string, I think about you, wonder what went [Bm] wrong.
Sitting [A] on your mama's porch, [D] you told me [G] that you'd wait [Bm] forever, oh, and [A] when you held my hand,
[D] I knew that [G] it was
[Bm] Those were [A] the best days of [D] my life.
Oh [A] yeah, back in the summer [D] of 69.
Oh [A] yeah, Jimmy quit, [D] Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far.
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I got my first real six [A]-string, bought it in the five and [D] dime, played till my fingers
[A] bled, was the summer of 69.
[D] Me and some guys from [A] school, had a band and we tried real [D] hard.
Jimmy quit, Jody got [A] married, I should've known we'd never get [Bm] far.
Oh, [A] when I look back now, [D] this summer [G] seems to last [Bm] forever.
And [A] if I had a [D] choice, yeah, [G] I always wanna be [Bm] there.
Those [A] were the best days of [D] my life.
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[D] Ain't no use in complaining, [A] when you got a job to [D] do.
I spent my evenings out at the drive [A]-in, and I'd sit and [Bm] you'd sit [A] in on your mama's [D] porch.
You told me [G] that you'd wait [Bm] forever, oh, and [A] when you held my [D] hand, I knew that [G] it was
[Bm] Those [A] were the best days of [D] my life.
Oh [A] yeah, back in the summer [D] of 69.
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[F] Then we [Bb] were killing time, we [C] were restless, [Bb] we needed to go [F] and win [Bb]
[C] for us.
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[D] And now the times are changing, [A] look at everything that's come and [D] gone.
Sometimes when I play that old six [A]-string, I think about you, wonder what went [Bm] wrong.
Sitting [A] on your mama's porch, [D] you told me [G] that you'd wait [Bm] forever, oh, and [A] when you held my hand,
[D] I knew that [G] it was
[Bm] Those were [A] the best days of [D] my life.
Oh [A] yeah, back in the summer [D] of 69.
Oh [A] yeah, Jimmy quit, [D] Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far.
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_ _ _ I got my first real six [A]-string, _ bought it in the five and [D] dime, _ played till my fingers
[A] bled, was the summer of _ 69.
[D] _ _ Me and some guys from [A] school, had a band and we tried real [D] hard.
Jimmy quit, Jody got [A] married, I should've known we'd never get [Bm] far.
_ Oh, [A] when I look back now, [D] _ this summer [G] seems to last _ [Bm] forever.
_ And [A] if I had a [D] choice, yeah, [G] I always wanna be [Bm] there.
_ Those [A] were the best days of [D] my _ life. _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ Ain't no use in complaining, [A] _ _ when you got a job to [D] do.
I spent my evenings out at the drive [A]-in, and I'd sit and _ [Bm] you'd sit [A] in on your _ mama's [D] porch.
You told me [G] that you'd wait _ [Bm] forever, _ oh, and [A] when you held my [D] hand, I knew that [G] it was _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Those [A] were the best days of [D] my life. _ _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ back in the summer [D] of 69. _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ Then we [Bb] were killing time, we [C] were restless, [Bb] we needed to go [F] and win _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ for us. _
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_ [D] _ And now the times are changing, [A] _ look at everything that's come and [D] gone.
_ Sometimes when I play that old six [A]-string, I think about you, wonder what went [Bm] wrong.
_ Sitting [A] on your mama's porch, [D] _ you told me [G] that you'd wait _ [Bm] forever, _ oh, and [A] when you held my hand,
[D] _ I knew that [G] it was _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Those were [A] the best days of [D] my life. _ _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ back in the summer [D] of 69. _ _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ Jimmy quit, [D] Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far. _
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_ _ _ I got my first real six [A]-string, _ bought it in the five and [D] dime, _ played till my fingers
[A] bled, was the summer of _ 69.
[D] _ _ Me and some guys from [A] school, had a band and we tried real [D] hard.
Jimmy quit, Jody got [A] married, I should've known we'd never get [Bm] far.
_ Oh, [A] when I look back now, [D] _ this summer [G] seems to last _ [Bm] forever.
_ And [A] if I had a [D] choice, yeah, [G] I always wanna be [Bm] there.
_ Those [A] were the best days of [D] my _ life. _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ Ain't no use in complaining, [A] _ _ when you got a job to [D] do.
I spent my evenings out at the drive [A]-in, and I'd sit and _ [Bm] you'd sit [A] in on your _ mama's [D] porch.
You told me [G] that you'd wait _ [Bm] forever, _ oh, and [A] when you held my [D] hand, I knew that [G] it was _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Those [A] were the best days of [D] my life. _ _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ back in the summer [D] of 69. _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ Then we [Bb] were killing time, we [C] were restless, [Bb] we needed to go [F] and win _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ And now the times are changing, [A] _ look at everything that's come and [D] gone.
_ Sometimes when I play that old six [A]-string, I think about you, wonder what went [Bm] wrong.
_ Sitting [A] on your mama's porch, [D] _ you told me [G] that you'd wait _ [Bm] forever, _ oh, and [A] when you held my hand,
[D] _ I knew that [G] it was _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Those were [A] the best days of [D] my life. _ _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ back in the summer [D] of 69. _ _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ Jimmy quit, [D] Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far. _
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