Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran
Subject: c/eddie_cochrane/summertime_blues.num
SUMMERTIME BLUES Time: 4/4 Tenor: E Bass: C
BRIDGE (SEE BELOW)
^-1-1-1 4, ^-5-5-5 1, ^-1-1-1 4, ^-5-5-5 1
1 * BRIDGE
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler
1 * BRIDGE
About a-workin' all summer, just to try to earn a dollar
4 *
Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
1 *
SPOKEN: My boss says: No dice son, you gotta work late
CHORUS:
4 * 57
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
1 * BRIDGE TWICE
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
1 * BRIDGE
Well my mom and poppa told me: Son, you gotta make some money
1 * BRIDGE
If you wanta use the car to go a-ridin' next Sunday
4 *
Well I didn't go to to work, told the boss I was sick
1 *
SPOKEN: Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work all day
1 * BRIDGE
I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
1 * BRIDGE
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
4 *
Well I called my Congressman and he said, quote:
1 *
SPOKEN: I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote
NOTES:
- ^ = no chord played
- BRIDGE: ^ 1 1 1 4--------- ^ 57 57 57 1---------
- TIMING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- STRUM: ^ U D U D--------- ^ U D U D---------
- TAB on page two
SUMMERTIME BLUES PAGE TWO
INTRO TAB: from: bgg@connect.com.au (Ben Golding), 13 Sep 1994
e|----------------------|----------------------| THEN BRIDGE B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|----------------------| E|-0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1-|-0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1-|
BRIDGE TAB: (Golding, timing unclear)
[F] [F] [Bb] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [F] [Bb] [C7] [C7] [F]
e|-1--1--1--0--0--1-|-1--1--1--0--0--1-| B|-1--1--3--1--1--1-|-1--1--3--1--1--1-| G|-2--2--3--3--3--2-|-2--2--3--3--3--2-| D|-3--3--3--2--2--3-|-3--3--3--2--2--3-| A|-3--3--1--3--3--3-|-3--3--1--3--3--3-| E|-1--1--1--x--x--1-|-1--1--1--x--x--1-|
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
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