Summertime Blues original guitar chords by 
Eddie Cochran 
Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
Verse 1
I'm gonna raise a fuss,
I'm gonna raise a holler
E
A
B7
E
About a-workin' all summer
just to try to earn a dollar
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A
B7
E
A5
A6
A5
A6
Ev'ry time I call my ba by,
A5
A6
A5
A6
try to get a date
"No dice son, you gotta work late"
A5
A6
A5
A6
A5
A6
A5
Sometimes I won der what I'm a-gon na do
A6
E5
But there ain't no cure
for the summertime blues
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
Verse 2
Oh, well, my Mom and Papa told me,
"Son, you gotta make some money"
E
A
B7
E
If you wanna use the car to
go a-ridin' next Sunday
E
A
B7
E
A5
A6
A5
Oh, well I did n't go to work,
A6
A5
A6
A5
told the boss I was sick
A6
E5
"Uh, you can't use the car
'cause you didn't work a lick"
A5
A6
A5
A6
A5
A6
A5
Sometimes I won der what I'm a-gon na do
A6
E5
But there ain't no cure
for the summertime blues
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
Verse 3
I'm gonna take two weeks,
gonna have a fine vacation
E
A
B7
E
I'm gonna take my problem
to the United Nations
E
A
B7
E
A5
A6
A5
A6
Well, I called my con gressman, and
A5
A6
A5
A6
he said, quote
but you're too young to vote"
A5
A6
A5
A6
A5
A6
A5
Sometimes I won der what I'm a-gon na do
A6
E5
But there ain't no cure
Outro 1
for the summertime blues
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
E
A
B7
E
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