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Summertime blues Here's the Alan Jackson version. (NO CAPO) or (capo 1) DROP D TUNING d u D D
Intro riff:
D
ud u d G A7 A7
d D
d u D D
ud G
u d A7 A7
d D
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D Dsus D (RIFF) I'm a gonna raise a fuss I'm a-gonna raise a holler D Dsus D (RIFF) About a-workin' all summer just a-trying to earn a dollar slide G Every time I call my baby, try to get a date D(mute) (NC) hammer hammer D The boss says "No dice son you gotta work a-late" slide G Some-times I wonder what I'm a gonna do Dsus D A7 D (RIFF) But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues {repeat Intro riff}
D (RIFF) Well my Mom and Pappa told me "Son you gotta earn some money D (RIFF) If you wanna use the car to go a riding next Sunday" G Well I didn't got to work told the boss I was sick D "Now you can't use the car cause you didn't work a lick" G Some-times I wonder what I'm a gonna do D A7 D (RIFF) But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues {repeat Intro riff}
D (RIFF) It's gonna take two weeks a-gonna have a fine vacation, D (RIFF) I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations. G Well I called my Congressman and he said, quote: D D "I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote" G Some-times I wonder what I'm a gonna do, D A7 D (RIFF) But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues. {repeat Intro riff}
REPEAT VERSE 1
& PLAY LAST LINE TWICE