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Keepin' the Summer Alive chords by
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When it's ice
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cream weather get the gang back together
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Roll down your windows and ride
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They'll be sleepin' in the sand dunes
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dancin' in the streets
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
Verse 2
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(sum sum summer ah live)
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(ah keep the summer)
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(sum sum summer alive)
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(try to keep the summer)
Verse 3
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When it's ice cream weather
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all the girls will look better
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The boys try to give them a ride
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To the one last party 'fore
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the school bell rings
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
Verse 4
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(sum sum summer)
Am
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They're just tryin' to keep
Dm
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the summer alive
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D

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G

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(sum sum summer)
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They're just tryin' to keep
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t alive)
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive

(alive)
Bm
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Lay down in
Verse 5
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the sun
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Bm
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And watch the clouds roll by
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Bm
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Em
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And bein' with the one you love
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Bm
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In the summer time
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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When it's last september back
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in school we'll remember
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The cure for the wintertime blues
Em
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Grab your girl hit the road head
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on down to the beach
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Dm
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You'll be comin' home
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with sand in your shoes
Verse 7
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(sum sum summer )
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(sum sum summer)
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They're just tryin' to

keep the summer alive
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(sum sum summer)
Am
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive

(alive)
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll

keep the summer)
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We're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i

know we'll keep the summer)
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Just tryin' to keep the summer

alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i

know we'll keep the summer)
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Dm
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Just tryin' to keep the summer

alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll keep

the summer)

Keep the summer alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i

know we'll keep the summer)

We'll just
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know
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we'll keep the summer)

Keep the summer alive
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They're just tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll

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Yeah tryin' to keep
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the summer alive
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll keep

the summer)

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the summer)
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll
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keep the summer)
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll
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keep the summer)
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(yeah yeah uh huh i know we'll

keep the summer)

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we'll keep the summer)

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • Am

  • Dm

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Keepin' the Summer Alive by The Beach Boys is G major.

The primary chords used in Keepin' the Summer Alive are D, C, G, Am, Dm, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, C, G, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Keepin' the Summer Alive is approximately 118 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Keepin' the Summer Alive using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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