The Hold Steady – Constructive Summer (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Intro:
D G
D G
D G D G Me and my friends are like the drums on "Lust for Life” D G We pound it out on floor toms D Our psalms are sing-along songs
Bm A D
D G And this whole town is like this D G Been that way our whole lives D G Just work at the mill until you die D Work at the mill, and then you die
Bm A D
D G We’re gonna build something, this summer D We’re gonna build something, this summer Bm A G We’ll put it back together- raise up a giant ladder D G E With love, and trust, and friends, and hammers (This summer!) Bm A G We’re gonna lean this ladder up against the water tower D G Em Climb up to the top, and drink and talk (This summer!) D G D G Me and my friends are like “Double-whiskey-coke-no-ice.” D G D We drink along in double time; might drink too much, but we feel fine
Bm A D
D G We’re gonna build something this summer. D Gonna build something this summer. Bm A G This summer, grant us all the power to drink on top of water towers, D G E With love, and trust, and shows, all summer (Get hammered!) Bm A G D Let this be my annual reminder that we can all be something bigger
D
D
D
I went to your schools, I did my detention But the walls are so gray, I couldn’t pay attention
D
I heard your gospel- it moved me to tears, But I couldn’t find the hate, and I couldn’t find the fear
D
I met your Savior, I knelt at his feet, And he took my ten bucks, and he went down the street
D I tried to believe all the things that you said, G E But my friends that aren’t dying are already dead. Bm A G Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer Bm A G I think he might’ve been our only decent teacher Bm A G D G Getting older makes it harder to remember…we are our only saviors Em D We’re gonna build something, this summer