Rush – Summertime Blues (Guitar)

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This song has been covered so many times it's unbelievable. Listen to the song for rhythm Intro (all bar chords): B D E G D F A C 2x A
G           A              
  Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss

                              A D E A
 Yes I'm gonna raise a holler

       A
About working all summer

                             A D E A
Just to try to earn a dollar

        D
Well, I went to the boss man
Tried to get a break
   A
My boss says, no dice son
You gotta work late
D
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm a gonna do
             A
'Cause there ain't no cure

                     A  D E A 
For the summertime blues
A D E A
G              A              
  Oh, well my Mom and Poppa told me, son

                          A D E A
You gotta earn some money

       A
If you want to use the car

                         A D E A
To go ridin' next Sunday

       D
Well I didn't go to work
Told the boss I was sick
         A
Well you can't use the car
Cause you didn't work a lick
D
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm a gonna do
             A
Cause there ain't no cure

                         A D E A
For the summertime blues
solo (play A D E A whole time) (key change) B E F# B
           B
I'm gonna take two weeks

                          B E F# B 
Gonna have a fine vacation

           B
I'm gonna take my problem

                     B E F# B
To the United Nations

       E
Well I went to my congressman
And he said, quote:
      B
"I'd like to help you son
But you're too young to vote"
E
Sometimes I wonder
What I'm a gonna do
             B
Cause there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues outro (back to original key) (all bar chords): B D E G D F A C 2x LAST TIME: B D E G D F A C C# D A Hold the C C# D and A last time through the outro