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Summertime Blues

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Step 1 / 33Position: 15

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
| N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C. |
|     G|   %  |   %  |  %   |
|  %   |   %  |   %  |  %   |
[Verse 1]
            G      GN.C.                                      |     G    C|     D    G|
Well I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
                                                              G|     G    C|     D    G|
Well I've been workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
I cCall up my baby, I try to get a date
  GN.C.
"No dice son, 'cause you gotta work late"
CSometimes I wonder, what I'm a gonna do
          GN.C.
There ain't no cure for these Summertime Blues
[Interlude]
|     G    C|     D    G|
|     G    C|     D    G|
[Verse 2]
                                                            G|     G    C|     D    G|
Well my mom and pop told me "son you gotta make some money"
                                                       G|     G    C|     D    G|
Well if you wanna use the car to go drving next Sunday
Well I cCalled up my boss and I said I was sick
        GN.C.
"You can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
CSometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
         GN.C.
There ain't no cure for these Summertime Blues
[Interlude]
|     G    C|     D    G|
|     G    C|     D    G|
[Solo]
|                                     C  G  
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
G|-15--15-15-15-15-|-15-17-17--------|-12-12--12-12--|-12-12-12--12---------------| 
D|-15--15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15--------|-12-12--15-12--|-12-12-12--15---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
e|-C------------------|-----------------|-D------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-17-17--------|-7--7-9--7-9-|-9b--7-7-----------------| 
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15--------|-7--7-7--7-7-|-7---7-7-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 3]
              GN.C.                                      |     G    C|     D    G|
I'm gonna take three weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
                                                G|     G    C|     D    G|
I'm gonna take my problems to the United Nations
I tCalked to my congressman and he said 'Quote'
          GN.C.
"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"
CSometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
          GN.C.
There ain't no cure for these Summertime Blues
   GN.C.
Ain't no cure for these summertime blues
   GN.C.
Gotta find a cure for these summertime blues
[Outro]
|     G    C|     D    G|
|     G    C|     D    G|

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Summertime Blues

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

| N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C. |

| | % | % | % |

| % | % | % | % |

[Verse 1]

G G G C D G

N.C. | | |

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

G G C D G

| | |

Well I've been workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar

I call up my baby, I try to get a date

N.C.

"No dice son, 'cause you gotta work late"

Sometimes I wonder, what I'm a gonna do

N.C.

There ain't no cure for these Summertime Blues

[Interlude]

G C D G

| | |

G C D G

| | |

[Verse 2]

G G C D G

| | |

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

G G C D G

| | |

Well if you wanna use the car to go drving next Sunday

Well I called up my boss and I said I was sick

N.C.

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

Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do

N.C.

There ain't no cure for these Summertime Blues

[Interlude]

G C D G

| | |

G C D G

| | |

[Solo]

C G

e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|

G|-15--15-15-15-15-|-15-17-17--------|-12-12--12-12--|-12-12-12--12---------------|

D|-15--15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15--------|-12-12--15-12--|-12-12-12--15---------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|

C D

e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|

B|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|

G|-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-17-17--------|-7--7-9--7-9-|-9b--7-7-----------------|

D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15--------|-7--7-7--7-7-|-7---7-7-----------------|

A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 3]

G G C D G

N.C. | | |

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

G G C D G

| | |

I'm gonna take my problems to the United Nations

I talked to my congressman and he said 'Quote'

N.C.

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

Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do

N.C.

There ain't no cure for these Summertime Blues

N.C.

Ain't no cure for these summertime blues

N.C.

Gotta find a cure for these summertime blues

[Outro]

G C D G

| | |

G C D G

| | |

About Summertime Blues Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play Summertime Blues by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Summertime Blues chords”, “Summertime Blues guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen Summertime Blues chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Summertime Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate Summertime Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, D, B, A, E.

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What key is "Summertime Blues" in?

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