Tuning: E A D G B E

Title: Summer Of 69 Artist: Bryan Adams Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4 Tempo: Q=140 Fingerstyle version with accompaniment and melody/harmony elements. Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Sequence: StartVerse, Verse/Chorus/Bridge, Verse/Chorus/Bridge, Interlude/Bridge, Verse/Chorus/Bridge [StartVerse] D E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| I got my first real six string, played it till my fingers bled, A E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| 2x D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| bought it at the five & dime, 't was the summer of '69 [Verse] D A E|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|-0-------------------0-----------| B|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------3-----------|---------------------------------| G|-----2---------------2-------2---|-----2-----------------------2---|-----2-------2---------------2---| D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Me and some guys from school had a band and we Ain't no use complaining, when ya gotta And now the times are changin' look at everything that's D E|-2-------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------| B|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-------------------3-----------| G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2---------------2-------2---|-----2-----------------------2---| D|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| tried real hard. Jimmy quit and Jody got married, job to do. Spent my evenings down at the drive in, come and gone, Sometimes when i play my old six string A E|-0-------------------0-----------|-2-------0-------0---------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-----2-------2---------------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| shoulda known we'd never get far. and that's when I met you. I think a-bout you wonder what went wrong. [Chorus] Bm A D E|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|------2---2-------2--------| B|-3-----------3-------------------|-2---3---------------------------|------3---3-------3--------| G|-----4---------------4-------4---|---------------------2-------2---|------2---------------2----| D|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------2-------|-0------------0------------| A|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------| Oh when I look back now, that summer seemed to Standing on your ma- ma's porch you told me that you'd A G Bm A E|-5----3---------0----|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------| B|-0----0----3----0----|-3-----------3-------------------|-2---3---------------------------| G|-----------0---------|-----4---------------4-------4---|---------------------2-------2---| D|------0---------0----|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------2-------| A|---------------------|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------| E|-5---------3---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| last for e- ver. and if I had the choice, wait for e- ver. and when I held your hand, D A G Bm A E|------2---2-------2--------|-5----3---------0----|---------------------|-----------0---------| B|------3---3-------3--------|-0----0----3----0----|------3----3----3----|-2----3----2----2----| G|------2---------------2----|-----------0---------|------4----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----| D|-0------------0------------|------0---------0----|------4---------4----|------0---------0----| A|---------------------------|---------------------|-2---------2---------|-0---------0---------| E|---------------------------|-5---------3---------|---------------------|---------------------| I'd al- ways wanna be there. Those were the best days of my life. I knew that it was now or never. Those were the best days of my life. [Bridge] D E|-0-----------2-----------3-------|-----2-----------0-------2-------| B|-----3---------------3-------3---|-------------3-------3-------3---| G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| D|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Oh yeah! Back in the summer of '69. A E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-0-----------2-----------3-------|-----2-----------0-------2-------| G|-----2---------------2-------2---|-------------2-------2-------2---| 2x D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| [Interlude] F Bb C Bb E|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-6----6---6--------6----| B|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-6----6---6--------6----| G|-2----2---2--------2----|-7----7---7--------7----|-9----9---9--------9----|-7----7---7--------7----| D|------3------------3----|------8------------8----|------10-----------10---|------8------------8----| A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E|-1------------1---------|-6------------6---------|-8------------8---------|-6------------6---------| Man we were killin' time, we were young and reckless. F Bb C E|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-10--8-------10--8---------| B|-1----1---1--------1----|-6----6---6--------6----|-8----8---8--------8----|-8-----------8-------------| G|-2----2---2--------2----|-7----7---7--------7----|-9----9---9--------9----|---------9------------9----| D|------3------------3----|------8------------8----|------10-----------10---|---------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| E|-1------------1---------|-6------------6---------|-8------------8---------|-8---------------8---------| We needed to un- wind. I guess nothing can last for- ever.

Bryan Adams - Summer of 69