Summertime Blues


From: Barrie McCombs 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)