Summer Days chords by Bob Dylan

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D MajorD
Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7G7                   D MajorD
Summer days and the summer nights are gone
     A7A7                    D MajorD
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on

Verse 2:
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I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
G7G7                          D MajorD
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud
   A7A7                   D MajorD
Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood

Verse 3:
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Everybody get ready—lift your glasses and sing
   G7G7                   D MajorD
Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing
      A7A7                         D MajorD
Well, I’m standin’ on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the King

Verse 4:
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Well I’m drivin’ in the flats in a Cadillac car
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The girls all say, “You’re a worn-out star”
  G7G7                    D MajorD
My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime
      A7A7                           D MajorD
How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time?

Verse 5:
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Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land
  G7G7                     D MajorD
The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land
         A7A7                    D MajorD
What good are you anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman?

Verse 6:
D MajorD
Wedding bells ringin’, the choir is beginning to sing
     G7G7                           D MajorD
Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing
      A7A7              D MajorD
What looks good in the day, at night is another thing

Verse 7:
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She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
    G7G7                  D MajorD
She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
        A7A7                           D MajorD
She says, “You can’t repeat the past.” I say, “You can’t? What do you mean,
D MajorD
you can’t? Of course you can.”

Verse 8:
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Where do you come from? Where do you go?
D MajorD
Sorry that’s nothin’ you would need to know
     G7G7                    D MajorD
Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck
        A7A7                     D MajorD
Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck

Verse 9:
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I got eight carburetors, boys I’m using ’em all
       G7G7                    D MajorD
Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I’m using ’em all
   A7A7                 D MajorD
I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall

Verse 10:
D MajorD
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
  G7G7                    D MajorD
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
     A7A7                  D MajorD
I got my hammer ringin’, pretty baby, but the nails ain’t goin’ down

Verse 11:

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You got something to say, speak or hold your peace
       G7G7                    D MajorD
Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
     A7A7                      D MajorD
If it’s information you want you can go get it from the police

Verse 12:
D MajorD
Politician got on his jogging shoes
D MajorD
He must be running for office, got no time to lose
G7G7                           D MajorD
He been suckin’ the blood out of the genius of generosity
     A7A7             D MajorD
You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me

Verse 13:
D MajorD
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
G7G7                        D MajorD
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
  A7A7                 D MajorD
I’m countin’ on you love, to give me a break

Verse 14:
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Well, I’m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift
     G7G7                          D MajorD
Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
        A7A7                 D MajorD
Gonna break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift

Verse 15:
D MajorD
Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7G7               D MajorD
Summer days, summer nights are gone
     A7A7                  D MajorD
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on