Summer Of 69 Tab by Bryan Adams

Summer Of 69 tab by Bryan Adams (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Time:   4/4
Tempo:  Q=140

Fingerstyle version with accompaniment and melody/harmony elements.
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Sequence: StartVerse, Verse/Chorus/Bridge, Verse/Chorus/Bridge, Interlude/Bridge, Verse/Chorus/Bridge

StartVerse:
   D
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               I   got my            first   real    six     string,
                   played it till my fingers     bled,

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

   A
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|  2x
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   bought it at the  five    &       dime,
        't was the summer  of        '69

Verse:
   D                                                                   A
E|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|-0-------------------0-----------|
B|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2---------------2-------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-------2---------------2---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               Me      and some      guys    from school                   had a band  and  we
               Ain't   no            use     complaining,                              when ya gotta
               And     now the       times are changin'                    look at everything that's

                                     D
E|-2-------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2---------------2-------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   tried   real    hard.                             Jimmy quit  and   Jody    got married,
   job     to      do.                               Spent my evenings down at the drive   in,
   come    and     gone,                             Sometimes when i play my old  six     string

   A
E|-0-------------------0-----------|-2-------0-------0---------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2---------------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           shoulda     known we'd    never   get     far.
               and  that's when      I       met     you.
       I   think a-bout you wonder   what    went    wrong.

Chorus:

   Bm                                            A                     D
E|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|------2---2-------2--------|
B|-3-----------3-------------------|-2---3---------------------------|------3---3-------3--------|
G|-----4---------------4-------4---|---------------------2-------2---|------2---------------2----|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------2-------|-0------------0------------|
A|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
               Oh  when I            look back   now,        that           summer      seemed to
               Standing on your      ma- ma's    porch       you            told me     that you'd

   A    G                Bm                                            A
E|-5----3---------0----|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-0----0----3----0----|-3-----------3-------------------|-2---3---------------------------|
G|-----------0---------|-----4---------------4-------4---|---------------------2-------2---|
D|------0---------0----|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------2-------|
A|---------------------|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------|
E|-5---------3---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   last for  e-  ver.                 and if I             had the choice,
   wait for  e-  ver.                 and when I           held your hand,

   D                           A    G                Bm                   A
E|------2---2-------2--------|-5----3---------0----|---------------------|-----------0---------|
B|------3---3-------3--------|-0----0----3----0----|------3----3----3----|-2----3----2----2----|
G|------2---------------2----|-----------0---------|------4----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-0------------0------------|------0---------0----|------4---------4----|------0---------0----|
A|---------------------------|---------------------|-2---------2---------|-0---------0---------|
E|---------------------------|-5---------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|
        I'd al-     ways       wanna     be   there.      Those were the   best days of   my  life.
        I knew that it was     now  or   never.           Those were the   best days of   my  life.

Bridge:
   D
E|-0-----------2-----------3-------|-----2-----------0-------2-------|
B|-----3---------------3-------3---|-------------3-------3-------3---|
G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
D|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
       Oh      yeah!
       Back in the summer  of        '69.

   A
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-----------2-----------3-------|-----2-----------0-------2-------|
G|-----2---------------2-------2---|-------------2-------2-------2---|  2x
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Interlude:
   F                        Bb                       C                        Bb
E|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-6----6---6--------6----|
B|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-6----6---6--------6----|
G|-2----2---2--------2----|-7----7---7--------7----|-9----9---9--------9----|-7----7---7--------7----|
D|------3------------3----|------8------------8----|------10-----------10---|------8------------8----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-1------------1---------|-6------------6---------|-8------------8---------|-6------------6---------|
        Man     we  were         killin' time,            we were young and        reckless.

   F                        Bb                       C
E|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-10--8-------10--8---------|
B|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-8-----------8-------------|
G|-2----2---2--------2----|-7----7---7--------7----|-9----9---9--------9----|---------9------------9----|
D|------3------------3----|------8------------8----|------10-----------10---|---------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-1------------1---------|-6------------6---------|-8------------8---------|-8---------------8---------|

Last updated: January 15, 2018

Your last visited songs

Bryan Adams tabs for Summer of 69 (Ver. 2)

What is this?

Learn how to play "Summer Of 69 " by Bryan Adams with our easy-to-follow guitar tabs guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This guitar tabs tutorial for "Summer Of 69 " by Bryan Adams is crafted for all musicians players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our guitar tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "Summer Of 69 " by Bryan Adams with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of guitar tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Other versions of Summer Of 69 by Bryan Adams

×