Chords for The Hold Steady-Constructive Summer (lyric vid)
Tempo:
84.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#m
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] Me and my friends are like, the drones on us for life.
We couldn't be loud, our throats hoarse, our songs are single [C#m] octaves.
[B] [E] And this whole town is lifeless, and I wear a whole lot of shoes.
What you can do until you die, what you can do and [C#m] then you die.
[B]
[E] We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build a [C#m] new system.
We'll [B] put it back [A] together, raise up a giant [E] ladder.
With love and trust and [A] friends and hammers, [F#m] this summer.
[C#m] We're [B] going this [A] ladder up against the water [E] tower.
Climb up to the top and [A] drink a ton, [F#] this summer.
[Am] [E] Me and my friends are like, double whiskey, coke, no ice.
We drink too long and double time, I drink too much but [C#m] we feel fine.
[B] [E] We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build [C#m] something this summer.
[B] Grant us all the [A] power to drink on top of water [E] towers.
With love and trust this [A] shows us something.
[F#] [C#m] Let this be [B] my annual [A] reminder, that we could all be [E] something bigger.
I went to the schools, I did my detention, but the walls were so gray I couldn't pay attention.
I read the gospel, it moved me to tears, but I couldn't find the hate and I couldn't find the fear.
I met the Savior, I knelt at his feet, and he took my 10 bucks and he went down the street.
I tried to believe all the things that you [A] said, but my friends are on [F#] fire already [A] dead.
[E] Let's expose this [A] anxious slumber.
[C#m] I [B] think he might have [A] been our only decent teacher.
[C#m] [B] Get it over him, [A] makes it harder to remember.
[E] We are our [A] only saviors, [F#] we're gonna build [E] something this summer.
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] Me and my friends are like, the drones on us for life.
We couldn't be loud, our throats hoarse, our songs are single [C#m] octaves.
[B] [E] And this whole town is lifeless, and I wear a whole lot of shoes.
What you can do until you die, what you can do and [C#m] then you die.
[B]
[E] We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build a [C#m] new system.
We'll [B] put it back [A] together, raise up a giant [E] ladder.
With love and trust and [A] friends and hammers, [F#m] this summer.
[C#m] We're [B] going this [A] ladder up against the water [E] tower.
Climb up to the top and [A] drink a ton, [F#] this summer.
[Am] [E] Me and my friends are like, double whiskey, coke, no ice.
We drink too long and double time, I drink too much but [C#m] we feel fine.
[B] [E] We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build [C#m] something this summer.
[B] Grant us all the [A] power to drink on top of water [E] towers.
With love and trust this [A] shows us something.
[F#] [C#m] Let this be [B] my annual [A] reminder, that we could all be [E] something bigger.
I went to the schools, I did my detention, but the walls were so gray I couldn't pay attention.
I read the gospel, it moved me to tears, but I couldn't find the hate and I couldn't find the fear.
I met the Savior, I knelt at his feet, and he took my 10 bucks and he went down the street.
I tried to believe all the things that you [A] said, but my friends are on [F#] fire already [A] dead.
[E] Let's expose this [A] anxious slumber.
[C#m] I [B] think he might have [A] been our only decent teacher.
[C#m] [B] Get it over him, [A] makes it harder to remember.
[E] We are our [A] only saviors, [F#] we're gonna build [E] something this summer.
Key:
A
E
C#m
B
F#
A
E
C#m
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] [E] Me and my friends are like, the drones on us for life.
We couldn't be loud, our throats hoarse, our songs are single [C#m] octaves.
[B] _ _ [E] And this whole town is lifeless, and I wear a whole lot of shoes.
What you can do until you die, what you can do and [C#m] then you die.
[B] _ _
[E] _ We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build a [C#m] new system.
We'll [B] put it back [A] together, raise up a giant [E] ladder.
With love and trust and [A] friends and hammers, [F#m] this summer.
[C#m] We're [B] going this [A] ladder up against the water [E] tower.
Climb up to the top and [A] drink a ton, [F#] this summer.
[Am] [E] Me and my friends are like, double whiskey, coke, no ice.
We drink too long and double time, I drink too much but [C#m] we feel fine.
[B] _ _ [E] _ We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build [C#m] something this summer.
[B] Grant us all the [A] power to drink on top of water [E] towers.
With love and trust this [A] shows us something.
[F#] _ _ [C#m] Let this be [B] my annual [A] reminder, that we could all be [E] something bigger. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I went to the schools, I did my detention, but the walls were so gray I couldn't pay attention.
I read the gospel, it moved me to tears, but I couldn't find the hate and I couldn't find the fear.
I met the Savior, I knelt at his feet, and he took my 10 bucks and he went down the street.
I tried to believe all the things that you [A] said, but my friends are on [F#] fire already [A] dead.
[E] Let's expose this [A] anxious slumber.
_ _ [C#m] I [B] think he might have [A] been our only decent teacher.
[C#m] _ [B] Get it over him, [A] makes it harder to remember.
[E] _ We are our [A] only saviors, [F#] we're gonna build [E] something this summer. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] [E] Me and my friends are like, the drones on us for life.
We couldn't be loud, our throats hoarse, our songs are single [C#m] octaves.
[B] _ _ [E] And this whole town is lifeless, and I wear a whole lot of shoes.
What you can do until you die, what you can do and [C#m] then you die.
[B] _ _
[E] _ We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build a [C#m] new system.
We'll [B] put it back [A] together, raise up a giant [E] ladder.
With love and trust and [A] friends and hammers, [F#m] this summer.
[C#m] We're [B] going this [A] ladder up against the water [E] tower.
Climb up to the top and [A] drink a ton, [F#] this summer.
[Am] [E] Me and my friends are like, double whiskey, coke, no ice.
We drink too long and double time, I drink too much but [C#m] we feel fine.
[B] _ _ [E] _ We're gonna build something this summer, gonna build [C#m] something this summer.
[B] Grant us all the [A] power to drink on top of water [E] towers.
With love and trust this [A] shows us something.
[F#] _ _ [C#m] Let this be [B] my annual [A] reminder, that we could all be [E] something bigger. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I went to the schools, I did my detention, but the walls were so gray I couldn't pay attention.
I read the gospel, it moved me to tears, but I couldn't find the hate and I couldn't find the fear.
I met the Savior, I knelt at his feet, and he took my 10 bucks and he went down the street.
I tried to believe all the things that you [A] said, but my friends are on [F#] fire already [A] dead.
[E] Let's expose this [A] anxious slumber.
_ _ [C#m] I [B] think he might have [A] been our only decent teacher.
[C#m] _ [B] Get it over him, [A] makes it harder to remember.
[E] _ We are our [A] only saviors, [F#] we're gonna build [E] something this summer. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _