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Constructive Summer easy guitar chords by
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady

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Intro 1
G
D


Verse 1
D

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

songs
A
Verse 2
D


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
Bm
A
Verse 3
D


We're gonna build something,

this summer

We're gonna build something,
Bm

this summer
A
G

We'll put it back together
D

raise up a giant ladder

With love, and trust, and friends,
G
E
Bm

an d hammers (this summer!)
A
G

We're gonna lean this ladder up

against the water tower
D

Climb up to the top,
G
E
D

and drink and talk (this summer!)
Verse 4
D

Me and my friends are like "Double-

whiskey- coke- no- ice."

We drink along in double time, might drink too much,
Bm
A
D

but we feel fine

We're gonna build something,

this summer.

Gonna build something, this summer.
Verse 5
Bm
A

This summer, grant us all the power
G
D

to drink on top of water towers,

With love, and trust, and shows,
G
E

all summer (get hammered!)
Bm
A
G

Let this be my annual reminder that
D

we can all be something bigger
Verse 6
D


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,
G

But my friends that aren't dying
E
Bm

are already dead.
A
Raise a toast to St. Joe
Verse 7
G
Bm

Strummer
A
G

I think he might've been our only
Bm

decent teacher
A
G

Getting older makes it harder to remember
D
G

we are our only saviors
E

We're gonna build something, this summer

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  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • E

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