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Summer of '69

Bryan Adams
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KeyD
Capo—
LevelMedium
Transpose D 0
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Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (as played on 'Unplugged')
Transcribed by Jon Nott
 
Chords:
Bm x24432
A x02220
G 320033 or 320003
D xx0232
F 133211
Bb x13331
C x32010
 
 
D* - progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)
A* - progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)
 
 

Intro

D* A* D* A*
 
 

Verse

D* A*
I got my first real six string - bought it at the five & dime
D* A*
Played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69
D* A*
Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
D* A*
Jimmy quit and Jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far
 
 

Chorus

BmADG
Oh when I look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever
BmADG
And if I had the choice - ya I'd always wanna be there
Bm A D* A*
Those were the best days of my life
 
 

Verse

D* A*
Ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
D* A*
Spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when I met you - ya
 
 

Chorus

BmADG
Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
BmADG
And when you held my hand - I knew that it was now or never
Bm A D* A* D* A*
Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
 
 

Interlude

FBb
Man we were killin' time
CBb
We were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
FBbC
I guess nothing can last forever...
 
 

Instrumental

D* A* D* A*
 
 

Verse

D*
And now the times are changin'
A*
Look at everything that's come and gone
D*
Sometimes when I play my old six string
A*
I think about you wonder what went wrong
 
 

Chorus

BmADG
Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me it'd last forever
BmADG
And when you held my hand - I knew that it was now or never
Bm A D* A* D* A*
Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
 
 

Outro

D* A*
End

How to play Summer of '69 chords

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