Category: The Beatless Sense Mongers

Written by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
“It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for country music artist Alan Jackson, and scoring notable hits in versions by The Who and Blue Cheer. Jimi Hendrix performed it in concert.”

E A  B7 E  x2
E                               A             E    E A  B7 E 
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler  
        E                           A             E    E A  B7 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
E                                              E
My boss says: No dice son, you gotta work late

A 
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          E 
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
E A  B7 E x2
E                                       A                E   E A  B7 E 
Well my mom and poppa told me: Son, you gotta make some  money  
E                                A           E    E A  B7 E 
If you wanta use the car to go a-ridin' next Sunday   
       A  
Well I didn't go to to work, told the boss I was sick
E                                                       E
Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick
A 
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          E 
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
E A  B7 E x2
E                         A                   E      E A  B7 E 
I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation  
E                                A      E     E A  B7 E 
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
A 
Well I called my Congressman and he said, quote:
    E                                                  E
I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote
A 
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
          E 
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

230512_2793-Summertime-Blues.mp3 (2023)

Summertime Blues.mp3

Summertime Blues (Alt. Version).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Classic Rock
Recording: digital stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Organ

From the album The End Game

Written by Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs
Originally made famous by Bad Company

D                   G
Baby, when I think about you,
              D  G
I think about love.
D                          G
Darling, couldn't live without you, 
         D  G
and your love.
     D                G             D      G
If I had those golden dreams, of my yesterday
        D
I would wrap you, 
       G
In the heavens,
            D                           G
And feel it dying (dying, dying) on the way
                   D 3x
I feel like making
          C      G       D
Feel like making love to you

Baby, when I think about you,
I think about love.
Darling, couldn't live without you, 
and your love.

And if I had, the sun and moon,
and they were shining 
I would give you both night and day,
love satisfying
I feel like making

And if I had those golden dreams, of my yesterday
I would wrap you, 
In the heavens,
And feel it dying (dying, dying) on the way
I feel like making

Feel Like Making Love Alt. Version

Feel Like Making Love (Live Unplugged).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Classic Rock
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar

From the album The End Game