Summertime Blues (Live Learn)

Summertime Blues chords *
Eddie Cochran 1958
 
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D
 
D G  A7* D  x2
 
D
 
      D                         G             D     D G  A7 D
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler
        D                            G             D     D G  A7 D
About a-workin' all summer, just to -try to earn a dollar
      G
Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
   D                                           (D)
My boss says: "No dice son, you gotta work late"
 
G
 Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          D
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
 
D G  A7 D x2
 
D
 
        D                               G               D    D G  A7 D
Well my mom 'n poppa told me: "son, you gotta make some money
       D                         G           D     D G  A7 D
If you wanta use the car to go a-ridin' next Sunday"
       G
Well I didn't go to to work, told the boss I was sick
         D                                               (D)
"Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
 
G
 Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          D
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
 
D G  A7 D x2
 
D
 
    D                           G             D     D G  A7 D
I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
          D                      G      D      D G  A7 D
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
       G
Well I called my Congressman and he said, quote:
     D                                                  (D)
"I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote"
 
G
 Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          D
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
 
D G  A7 D x3
 
* Try B instead of B7, will give you a bit more bass
 
* Alternates:
 
Capo II
 
D  = C
G  = F
A7 = G or G7
 
Capo IV
 
D  = A#
G  = D#
A7 = F7

Source    https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/eddie-cochran/summertime-blues-chords-1053542