With half-step slides
| E | |||
| E | A | B | E |
| → | → | x2 |
| E | E | A | B | E | |
| I’m a-g | onna raise a fuss, I’m a-gonna raise a holler | → | → |
| E | E | A | B | E | |
| About a- | workin’ all summer, just to try to earn a dollar | → | → |
| A | |
| Every | time I call my baby, try to get a date |
Hard stop on “boss”
| E | |
| My boss | says “no dice son, you gotta work late” |
| A | |
| Some | times I wonder what I’m a-gonna do |
Hard stop on “ain’t”
| E | |
| But there | ain’t no cure for the summertime blues |
With half-step slides
| E | |||
| E | A | B | E |
| → | → | x2 |
| E | E | A | B | E | |
| Well my | mom ‘n poppa told me “son, you gotta make some money” | → | → |
| E | E | A | B | E | |
| If you | wanna use the car to go a-ridin’ next Sunday | → | → |
| A | |
| Well I | didn’t go to to work, told the boss I was sick |
Hard stop on “can’t”
| E | |
| “Now you | can’t use the car ‘cause you didn’t work a lick” |
| A | |
| Some | times I wonder what I’m a-gonna do |
Hard stop on “ain’t”
| E | |
| But there | ain’t no cure for the summertime blues |
With half-step slides
| E | |||
| E | A | B | E |
| → | → | x2 |
| E | E | A | B | E | |
| I’m gonna | take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation | → | → |
| E | E | A | B | E | |
| I’m gonna | take my problem to the United Nations | → | → |
| A | |
| Well I | called my Congressman and he said, quote |
Hard stop on “like”
| E | |
| “I’d | like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote” |
| A | |
| Some | times I wonder what I’m a-gonna do |
Hard stop on “ain’t”
| E | |
| But there | ain’t no cure for the summertime blues |
With half-step slides
| E | |||
| E | A | B | E |
| → | → | x4 |