| E | C | |
| Aaaaaahhh | h |
| E | G | |
| The heat of a summer day |
| G | G | A | |
| Down and Down on my b | ack |
| A | A | A | E | |
| Work like a d | og in the sun | light |
| E | E | E | |
| Tryin' to p | ay the peop | le back |
| E | G | A | |
| I killed a m | an in the springtime |
| A | A-E | E | |
| Had to | happen just to ma | ke it damn |
| E | G | A | E | |
| To buy my b | aby the thi | ngs that she ne | eds |
| E | G | |
| I guess I didn't think twice |
| A | |
| And now I have to pay the price |
| E | |
| For killing a man of another cr | eed |
| E | C | D | E | C | |
| Aaaaahh | h | aaa | ahh aa | ah |
| E |
| Bm | F#m | Bm | |
| I guess I h | ave to be strong |
| Bm | F#m | D | D# | E | |
| The rest of my l | ife can't be too l | ong |
| E | G | A | |
| I know I | die some day |
| A | E | |
| A | nd we're going f | ar away |
| E | G | A | E | |
| A | nd you won't re | member the th | ings that I've | done. |
| E | |
| I feel a shedding tear |
| G | |
| It's only been a year |
| A | |
| But I know I'll be dead |
| E | |
| When that ev'ning | comes |
| E | C | D | E | C | E | |
| Aaaaaahh | h | aaa | ah aaa | aah |
| E | E | |
| t | hen play this little riff 3 times: |
e:----------------| B:----------------| G:----------------| D:-------1-2--4---| A:--2--4----------| E:----------------|
| and change into Bm |
| Bm | F#m | Bm | |
| I guess I h | ave to be strong |
| Bm | F#m | D | D# | E | |
| The rest of my l | ife can't be too l | ong |
| E | C | D | E | C | E | |
| Aaaaaahh | h | aaa | ah aaa | aah |
| slow part E-C |
| E...G...A...E and off we go! |
| Solo over E G A keep this pattern going |
| fulminating end |
| Ain't it a great tune? |
| :-) |
| Corrections, questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome, just e-mail me! |
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| |"Won't you tell me, where have all the good times gone?" | |
| | -Ray Davies, 1965 | |
| | | |
| |You can hardly listen to today's music. | |
| | "music"? | |
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