Summertime Blues chords by The Who

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Intro
A5A5  D MajorD  E5E5  A5A5  D MajorD  E5E5  A5A5  D MajorD
E5E5 A5A5  D MajorD  E5E5  A5A5    G5G5

Verse 1:
D MajorD      A5A5                       D MajorD E5E5 A5A5
Well, I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
                             D MajorD
about a working all summer just to try and earn a dollar
E5E5  A5A5 D MajorD
Well, I went to the boss, said I got a date
  A5A5 N.C.
The boss said "No Dice, son, you gotta work late"
D MajorD
Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do
   A5A5 N.C.                D5D5 E5E5 A5A5 D MajorD E5E5 A5A5
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Verse 2:
D MajorD    A5A5                          D MajorD E5E5 A5A5
Well, my mom and poppa told me, "Son you gotta earn some money
                         D MajorD
If you want to use the car to go out next Sunday
E5E5  A5A5 D MajorD
Well, I didn't go to work, I told the boss I was sick
       A5A5 N.C.
He said "You can't use the car cause you didn't work a lick"
D MajorD
Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do
   A5A5 N.C.                D5D5 E5E5 A5A5 D MajorD E5E5 A5A5
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Guitar Solo
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x8)
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA BB E MajorE
F#F# BB E MajorE F#F# BB B/A

Verse 3:
   B5B5                     E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
Gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
                       E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
Gonna take my problems to the United Nations
    E MajorE
Well, I went to my congressman, he said, quote
   B5B5 N.C.
"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"
E5E5         Esus4Esus4     E MajorE
Sometimes I wonder, what I'm gonna do
   BB N.C.
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Outro
B5B5 E5E5 F#5F#5  B5B5 E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
E MajorE F#F# BB E MajorE F#F# BB

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