Summer Nights Chords by Van Halen

Tempo:
93.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

Bb

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Halen - Summer Nights chords
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[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [G]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F] Uh!
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [A] [Ab]
[Gm] [D] [G] [A] [Bm]
Ain't no way I'm sitting home tonight.
[E] [A]
I'll be out in [Bm] jail and running around.
Just hang [A] around and [B] look for parking [E] lots.
[A]
[Bm] Oh, check it [A] out, [B] I'll see what they [E] got.
Wow, say what I did.
[D] With [E] me and the boys.
[D] Wanna [E] play some live [D] [E] human [Bb] toys.
[Dm] [D]
Wow, we [A] were bound to [B] let them go.
[N] Well,
[E] [D] [Gb] [D] [G]
[A] what do you [E] [F] [G] know?
[D] Summer's last [G] in my [A] radio.
[D] Well, it's all you need.
[G] Don't you [Abm] know?
[G] [D] We set a date when the [G] games [Am] are [D] here.
[Gm] Uh-huh, [D]
summer's last.
That's a [G] whole [A] new [Bm] world.
[A] We [B] made it through the [E] cold.
[A] And that's [Bm] really [A] snowing [Bm] in my home.
[E] Hey, [Ab] [Bm] next [A] year I'll [B] get off of drugs.
[Em] [A] [Bm] What do you say, [A] fellas?
[Bm] That might just call for a toast.
Now, what do you [G] say?
[Dm] But I [E] got a man.
[D] You [E] grab that pole.
[D] But I'll [E] need to down a [E] little fishing [Dm] hole.
[Bm] Wow!
Gonna fight for you tonight.
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[G] Hey, baby.
[D] [G] [A] Wow, yeah.
[F] [G] [D] Summer's last in my [G] [A]
radio.
[G] Well, [D] it's all we need, baby.
[G] [D] Don't you know?
[G] We [D] celebrate when [G] the [Dm] games are here.
[G] [D] Summer's last.
You're [G] my friend.
[A]
[G] [C] [D] [Db] [C]
[Eb] [D] [N]
[Dm]
[A] [D] [G]
[Dm] [Eb] [Am] [E]
[Eb] [Dm] [Eb] [G]
[Eb] [D] [C] You're
[Dm] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [E] [G]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Ab] [Bb] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [A]
[D] from [G] a world of [D] [G] [Am]
joy and [G] happiness.
Well, [D] [G] [A]
[G] it's gonna be a lot [D] [G] of fun.
[A] Summer's last.
[G] [D] [Bm] [A]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
I [G] hear the summer.
[D] [G]
Well, it's gonna be a [D] lot [A] of fun.
Wow!
[G] [D]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Bb
12341111
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Van Halen - Summer Nights chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, Bb, F, Bb, G, A, G, D, A, D and G in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 93 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] [F] Uh!
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
Ain't no way I'm sitting home tonight.
[E] _ [A] _
I'll be out in [Bm] jail and running around. _
Just hang [A] around and [B] look for parking [E] lots.
_ [A]
[Bm] Oh, check it [A] out, [B] I'll see what they [E] got.
Wow, say what I did.
_ [D] With [E] me and the boys.
[D] Wanna [E] play some live _ [D] [E] human [Bb] toys.
[Dm] _ [D]
Wow, we [A] were bound to [B] let them go.
[N] Well, _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [Gb] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[A] what do you [E] _ [F] _ [G] know?
[D] Summer's last [G] in my [A] radio.
[D] _ Well, it's all you need.
[G] _ Don't you [Abm] know?
[G] [D] We set a date when the [G] games [Am] are [D] here.
[Gm] Uh-huh, [D]
summer's last.
That's a [G] whole [A] new [Bm] world.
_ [A] We [B] made it through the [E] cold.
[A] And that's [Bm] really [A] snowing [Bm] in my home.
[E] Hey, [Ab] _ [Bm] next [A] year I'll [B] get off of drugs.
_ [Em] _ [A] [Bm] What do you say, [A] fellas?
[Bm] That might just call for a toast.
Now, what do you [G] say?
[Dm] But I [E] got a man.
[D] You [E] grab that pole.
[D] But I'll [E] need to down a [E] little fishing [Dm] hole.
_ [Bm] Wow!
Gonna fight for you tonight.
[E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _
[G] Hey, baby.
[D] _ [G] _ [A] Wow, yeah. _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [D] Summer's last in my [G] _ [A]
radio.
[G] Well, [D] it's all we need, baby.
[G] [D] Don't you know?
[G] We [D] celebrate when [G] the [Dm] games are here.
_ [G] _ [D] Summer's last.
You're [G] my friend.
[A] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [C] You're _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] from [G] a world of [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am]
joy and [G] happiness.
Well, [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[G] it's gonna be a lot _ [D] _ _ [G] of fun.
[A] Summer's last.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D]
I [G] hear the summer.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
Well, it's gonna be a [D] _ _ lot [A] of fun.
Wow!
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony.

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