{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":777907,"song":"Constructive Summer","artist":"The Hold Steady","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11591111-constructive-summer-chords-by-the-hold-steady/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/777907?type=chord","rating":3.88807,"votes":3,"content":"Constructive Summer-The Hold Steady\r\nthese chords seem pretty good. not sure if its the c# or the C#m sometimes. \r\nyou'll see what i mean.\r\n\r\nok so here we go...\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMe and my friends are like the drums on \"Lust for Life”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] \r\nWe pound it out on floor toms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOur psalms are sing-along songs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch] (or [ch]C#[/ch] not sure) [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd this whole town is like this[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch] \r\nBeen that way our whole lives[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch] \r\nJust work at the mill until you die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch] \r\nWork at the mill, and then you die[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe’re gonna build something, this summer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe’re gonna build something, this summer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe’ll put it back together- raise up a giant ladder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                               [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch] \r\nWith love, and trust, and friends, and hammers (This summer!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch] \r\nWe’re gonna lean this ladder up against the water tower[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch] \r\nClimb up to the top, and drink and talk (This summer!) [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMe and my friends are like “Double-whiskey-coke-no-ice.”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe drink along in double time; might drink too much, but we feel fine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe’re gonna build something this summer.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch] \r\nGonna build something this summer. [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis summer, grant us all the power to drink on top of water towers,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch] \r\nWith love, and trust, and shows, all summer (Get hammered!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]E[/ch] \r\nLet this be my annual reminder that we can all be something bigger [/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI went to your schools, I did my detention [/tab]\r\nBut the walls are so gray, I couldn’t pay attention\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] \r\nI heard your gospel- it moved me to tears, [/tab]\r\nBut I couldn’t find the hate, and I couldn’t find the fear \r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI met your Savior, I knelt at his feet, [/tab]\r\nAnd he took my ten bucks, and he went down the street\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] \r\nI tried to believe all the things that you said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBut my friends that aren’t dying are already dead. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRaise a toast to St. Joe Strummer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]  \r\nI think he might’ve been our only decent teacher[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGetting older makes it harder to remember…we are our only saviors[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe’re gonna build something, this summer[/tab]\r\n\r\nbest song of the year no question about it","plain_text":"Constructive Summer-The Hold Steady\nthese chords seem pretty good. not sure if its the c# or the C#m sometimes. \nyou'll see what i mean.\n\nok so here we go...\n\nIntro:\nA  B\nA  B\n\n\n\n\n\nC#m (or C# not sure) B  A \n\n\n\n\n\n\nC#m  B  A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC#m  B   A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE\n\nE\n\n\nBut the walls are so gray, I couldn’t pay attention\n\nBut I couldn’t find the hate, and I couldn’t find the fear \n\nAnd he took my ten bucks, and he went down the street\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbest song of the year no question about it","chords":["C#m","A","B","C#","E","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}