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Summertime Blues

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Intro 
E A B7 E E A B7 E
verse 1
I'm E5gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a hollerE  A  B7  E  
About a E5workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollarE  A  B7  E  
Every A5time I call my baby, and try to get a date
My boss says, E"No dice son, you gotta work late"
A5Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do 
EBut there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
verse2
Well my E5mom and pop told me, "Son you gotta make some money,E  A  B7  E  
If you E5want to use the car to go ridin' next Sunday"E  A  B7  E  
Well I A5didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick 
E"Well you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
A5Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
EBut there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Guitar solo 
well, lets rock it now 
           E       A     B7   E    E   A   B7  E
e-/0-0-0---------------------------
b-/5-5-5-0-2-0-2-0---------2-------
g-----------------1/4-4-4---------          E    A    B7  E  
d---------------------------4b-2b-
a---------------------------------
e---------------------------------
e-/0-0-0---------------------------
b-/5-5-5-0-2-0-2-0---------2-------
g-----------------1/4-4-4---------          E    A    B7  E  
d---------------------------4b-2b-
a---------------------------------
e---------------------------------
e-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--/7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5
b-/5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7b-7b-5--/8-8-9-8-8-9b-8-9-8--/5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7b-7b-5
g----------6--------------------------------------------6------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
e-/0-0-0---------------------------
b-/5-5-5-0-2-0-2-0---------2-------
g-----------------1/4-4-4---------          E    A    B7     E    E    A    B7  E  
d---------------------------4b-0h2
a---------------------------------
e---------------------------------
Verse 3
I'm E5gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacationE  A  B7  E  
I'm gonna E5take my problem to the United NationsE  A  B7  E  
Well I A5called my congressman and he said quote:
E"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"
A5Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
EBut there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
E  A  B7  E  E  A  B7  E
no there Eaint no Acure for the B7summertime Eblues, there Eaint no Acure for the B7summertime Eblues
said there Eaint no Acure for the B7summertime Eblues, no there Eaint no Acure for the B7summertime Eblues
E  A  B7 E   E6

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Summertime Blues

by Brian Setzer

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Intro

E A B7 E E A B7 E

verse 1

E5 E A B7 E

I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler

E5 E A B7 E

About a workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar

Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date

My boss says, "No dice son, you gotta work late"

Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do

But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

verse2

E5 E A B7 E

Well my mom and pop told me, "Son you gotta make some money,

E5 E A B7 E

If you want to use the car to go ridin' next Sunday"

Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick

"Well you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"

Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do

But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Guitar solo

well, lets rock it now

E A B7 E E A B7 E

e-/0-0-0---------------------------

b-/5-5-5-0-2-0-2-0---------2-------

E A B7 E

g-----------------1/4-4-4---------

d---------------------------4b-2b-

a---------------------------------

e---------------------------------

e-/0-0-0---------------------------

b-/5-5-5-0-2-0-2-0---------2-------

E A B7 E

g-----------------1/4-4-4---------

d---------------------------4b-2b-

a---------------------------------

e---------------------------------

e-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--/7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5

b-/5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7b-7b-5--/8-8-9-8-8-9b-8-9-8--/5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7b-7b-5

g----------6--------------------------------------------6------------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------

e-/0-0-0---------------------------

b-/5-5-5-0-2-0-2-0---------2-------

E A B7 E E A B7 E

g-----------------1/4-4-4---------

d---------------------------4b-0h2

a---------------------------------

e---------------------------------

Verse 3

E5 E A B7 E

I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation

E5 E A B7 E

I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations

Well I called my congressman and he said quote:

"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"

Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do

But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

E A B7 E E A B7 E

no there aint no cure for the summertime blues, there aint no cure for the summertime blues

E A B7 E E A B7 E

said there aint no cure for the summertime blues, no there aint no cure for the summertime blues

E A B7 E E6

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