Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran

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Summertime Blues (E Major)

Artist: Eddie Cochran Genre: Rock & Roll Roman Numerals: I, IV, V7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Recording @ YouTube

Entered by: ICDb
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E
(E,G♯,B)











E	B	E	G♯	B	E

A
(A,C♯,E)











-	A	E	A	C♯	E

B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)











-	B	D♯	A	B	F♯

Riff

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1

I'm a-

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gonna raise a

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] holler

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

About a-

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] workin' all summer, just to -

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] try to earn a

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dollar

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Every

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] time I call my baby, try to get a date

My	[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] boss says: No dice son, you gotta work late

Chorus

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do

But there

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Repeat Riff

Verse 2

Well my

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mom 'n poppa told me: Son, you

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gotta make some

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] money

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

If you

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wanta use the car to go a-

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ridin' next

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sunday

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Well I

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] didn't go to to work, told the boss I was sick

"Now you

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Riff

Verse 3

I'm g

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] onna take two weeks, gonna

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have a fine va

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cation

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

I'm gonna

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take my problem to the

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] United

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Nations

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Well I

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] called my Congressman and he said, quote:

"I'd	[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] like to help you son, but you're too young to vote"

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Riff