Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran Intro: [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff x 2] Verse 1: [F] I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff] [F] 'Bout a workin' all summer Just to try to earn dollar [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff] |Chorus 1: |[Bb] Every time I call my baby, try to get a date |My [F*] [Stop] boss says "no dice son you gotta work late" |[Bb] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do |But there [F*] [Stop] ain't no cure for the summertime blues Instrumental: [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff x 2] Verse 2: [F] Well my Mom and Poppa told me Son you gotta make some money [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff] [F] If you wanna use the car To go 'ridin next Sunday [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff] |Chorus 2: |Well I [Bb] didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick. |Now you [F*] [Stop] can't have the car 'cause you didn't work a lick" |[Bb] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do |But there [F*] [Stop] ain't no cure for the summertime blues Instrumental: [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff x 2] Verse 3: I'm [F] gonna take two weeks Gonna have fine vacation [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff] I'm [F] gonna take my problem To the United Nations [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff] |Chorus 3: |[Bb] Well I called my congressman and he said, quote |"I'd [F*] [Stop] like to help you son but you're too young to vote' |[Bb] Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do |But there [F*] [Stop] ain't no cure for the summertime blues Outro: [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Riff x 2]