Constructive Summer chords by
The Hold Steady

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Key: E major

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
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Me and my friends are like
the drums on "Lust for Life?
We pound it out on floor toms
Our psalms are sing- along
Bm Bm 2
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Verse 2
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And this whole town is like this
Been that way our whole lives
Just work at the mill until you die
Work at the mill,
and then you die
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A A 
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Verse 3
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We're gonna build something,
this summer
We're gonna build something,
Bm Bm 2
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this summer
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G G 
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We'll put it back together
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raise up a giant ladder
With love, and trust, and friends,
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E E 
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Bm Bm 2
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an d hammers (this summer!)
A A 
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G G 
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We're gonna lean this ladder up
against the water tower
D D 
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Climb up to the top,
G G 
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E E 
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D D 
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and drink and talk (this summer!)

Verse 4
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Me and my friends are like "Double-
whiskey- coke- no- ice."
We drink along in double time, might drink too much,
Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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D D 
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but we feel fine
We're gonna build something,
this summer.
Gonna build something, this summer.

Verse 5
Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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This summer, grant us all the power
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D D 
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to drink on top of water towers,
With love, and trust, and shows,
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E E 
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all summer (get hammered!)
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A A 
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G G 
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Let this be my annual reminder that
D D 
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we can all be something bigger

Verse 6
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I went to your schools,
I did my detention
But the walls are so gray,
I couldn't pay attention
I heard your gospel it moved me to tears,
But I couldn't find the hate,
and I couldn't find the fear
I met your Savior, I knelt at his feet,
And he took my ten bucks,
and he went down the street
I tried to believe all the
things that you said,
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But my friends that aren't dying
E E 
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are already dead.
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Raise a toast to St. Joe

Verse 7
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Bm Bm 2
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Strummer
A A 
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G G 
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I think he might've been our only
Bm Bm 2
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decent teacher
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G G 
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Getting older makes it harder to remember
D D 
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G G 
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we are our only saviors
E E 
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We're gonna build something, this summer

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