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Artist: Taylor Swift
Song: Summer Of 69 (acoustic) (cover of Bryan Adams' song)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URttLnW0x0k
Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com
Tuning: half step down!
Capo: 2nd fret!
Note: 
If you dont want to retune: 
Capo 1st fret and standard tuning!!!
Chords used:
name:  E.A.D.G.B.E
C:     x.3.2.0.1.0 
G9:    3.2.0.0.1.0 (or 3.x.0.0.1.0)
Fmaj7: x.x.3.2.1.0 (or x.x.3.2.1.x)
Am:    x.0.2.2.1.0
Intro:
C
Verse:
  CI got my first real six-string
  G9Bought it at the five-and-dime
  CPlayed 'til my fingers bled
  G9It was summer of '69
Verse:
  CMe and some guys from school
  G9Had a band and we tried real hard
  CJimmy quit and Jody got married
  G9I shualda known we'd never get far
Chorus:
  AmOh when I G9look back now
  CThat was sFmaj7eemes to last forever
  AmAnd if I G9had the choice
  CYa - I'd always Fmaj7wanna be there
                  Am   G9(stop)
  Those were the best days of my life
Break:
   C   G9    Fmaj7x4
Verse:
  CAin't no use in complainin'
  G9When you got a job to do
  CSpent my evenin's down at the drive in
  G9And that's when I met you
Chorus:
  AmStandin on a G9mama's porch
  CYou told me that Fmaj7you'd wait forever
  AmOh and when you G9held my hand
  CI knew that it was Fmaj7now or never
                    Am    G9(stop)
  Those were the best days of my life
Break:
   C     G9   Fmaj7Back in the summer of C69G9  Fmaj7  
       Back in the summer of C69G9  Fmaj7  
  C   G9   Fmaj7x6
Verse:
  CAnd now the times are changin'
  G9Look at everything that's come and gone
  CSomethimes when I play that old six-string
  G9I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Chorus:
  AmStandin on a G9mama's porch
  CYou told me that Fmaj7you'd wait forever
  AmOh and when you G9held my hand
  CI knew that it was Fmaj7now or never
                    Am    G9(stop)
  Those were the best days of my life
End:
   C     G9   Fmaj7Back in the summer of C69G9  Fmaj7  
       Back in the summer of C69G9  
Those were the Fmaj7best days of my Clife
Note II:
If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write
them on the comments section, or send me a message,
or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.  
SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com

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Summer Of 69

by Taylor Swift

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist: Taylor Swift

Song: Summer Of 69 (acoustic) (cover of Bryan Adams' song)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URttLnW0x0k

Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com

Tuning: half step down!

Capo: 2nd fret!

Note:

If you dont want to retune:

Capo 1st fret and standard tuning!!!

Chords used:

name: E.A.D.G.B.E

C: x.3.2.0.1.0

G9: 3.2.0.0.1.0 (or 3.x.0.0.1.0)

Fmaj7: x.x.3.2.1.0 (or x.x.3.2.1.x)

Am: x.0.2.2.1.0

Intro:

Verse:

I got my first real six-string

Bought it at the five-and-dime

Played 'til my fingers bled

It was summer of '69

Verse:

Me and some guys from school

Had a band and we tried real hard

Jimmy quit and Jody got married

I shualda known we'd never get far

Chorus:

Am G9

Oh when I look back now

C Fmaj7

That was seemes to last forever

Am G9

And if I had the choice

C Fmaj7

Ya - I'd always wanna be there

Am G9

(stop)

Those were the best days of my life

Break:

C G9 Fmaj7

Verse:

Ain't no use in complainin'

When you got a job to do

Spent my evenin's down at the drive in

And that's when I met you

Chorus:

Am G9

Standin on a mama's porch

C Fmaj7

You told me that you'd wait forever

Am G9

Oh and when you held my hand

C Fmaj7

I knew that it was now or never

Am G9

(stop)

Those were the best days of my life

Break:

C G9 Fmaj7 C G9 Fmaj7

Back in the summer of 69

C G9 Fmaj7

Back in the summer of 69

C G9 Fmaj7

Verse:

And now the times are changin'

Look at everything that's come and gone

Somethimes when I play that old six-string

I think about ya wonder what went wrong

Chorus:

Am G9

Standin on a mama's porch

C Fmaj7

You told me that you'd wait forever

Am G9

Oh and when you held my hand

C Fmaj7

I knew that it was now or never

Am G9

(stop)

Those were the best days of my life

End:

C G9 Fmaj7 C G9 Fmaj7

Back in the summer of 69

C G9

Back in the summer of 69

Fmaj7 C

Those were the best days of my life

Note II:

If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write

them on the comments section, or send me a message,

or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.

SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com

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