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: [email protected] (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 ([email protected])
