Summertime Blues Chords by Eddie Cochran
Tempo:
159.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[B] [E] I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
[A]
[B] [E] About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a dollar
[A]
[B] [E] Every [A] time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, no die son, you gotta work late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [F#] there ain't no cure for [E] the summertime blues
Well [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Em] my mom and pop told me, [E] son, you gotta make some money
[A]
[B] [Em] Now if you wanna use a car, they'll blow it right next Sunday
[E] [A] Oh [B] [E] [A] well I didn't wanna work for the boss, I was sick
[E] Well you can't use a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
I'm [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[A]
I'm [B] [E] gonna take my father to the United Nations
[A]
[B] [E] Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[E] You're about to help your 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 summertime blues
[A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
[N]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[B] [E] I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
[A]
[B] [E] About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a dollar
[A]
[B] [E] Every [A] time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, no die son, you gotta work late
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [F#] there ain't no cure for [E] the summertime blues
Well [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Em] my mom and pop told me, [E] son, you gotta make some money
[A]
[B] [Em] Now if you wanna use a car, they'll blow it right next Sunday
[E] [A] Oh [B] [E] [A] well I didn't wanna work for the boss, I was sick
[E] Well you can't use a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
I'm [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
[A]
I'm [B] [E] gonna take my father to the United Nations
[A]
[B] [E] Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[E] You're about to help your 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 summertime blues
[A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
F#
E
A
B
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
_ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a dollar
_ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ Every [A] time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, no die son, you gotta work late
_ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [F#] there ain't no cure for [E] the summertime blues _ _
Well _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ my mom and pop told me, [E] son, you gotta make some money
_ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [Em] Now if you wanna use a car, they'll blow it right next Sunday
[E] _ [A] Oh _ [B] _ _ [E] [A] well I didn't wanna work for the boss, I was sick
[E] Well you can't use a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] _ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
_ _ _ [A] _
I'm [B] _ [E] _ gonna take my father to the United _ Nations
[A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[E] You're about to help your 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 summertime blues _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
_ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ About a workin' old summer just to try to earn a dollar
_ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ Every [A] time I call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says, no die son, you gotta work late
_ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But [F#] there ain't no cure for [E] the summertime blues _ _
Well _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ my mom and pop told me, [E] son, you gotta make some money
_ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [Em] Now if you wanna use a car, they'll blow it right next Sunday
[E] _ [A] Oh _ [B] _ _ [E] [A] well I didn't wanna work for the boss, I was sick
[E] Well you can't use a car cause you didn't work or live
[A] _ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
[E] But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
_ _ _ [A] _
I'm [B] _ [E] _ gonna take my father to the United _ Nations
[A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ Well [A] I called my congressman and he said, whoa
[E] You're about to help your 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 summertime blues _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _