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)