Summer Jams 1

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Summer Jams I
Compiled by Cynthia Lin
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Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Strum: D
D U
U D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A--------------0-2--3--2-0------------------2--3--5--E-0-1--3--1-0---------------0-1--3--1-0--------------C----------------------------------------2-----------G-----------------------------------------------------
Intro: / C - - - / F - - - / C - - - / G7 - - - / (x2)
Verse 1
C
F
C
G7
Hey, where did we go days when the rain came
C
F
C
G7
Down in the hollow playing a new game
C
F
C
G7
Laughing, and a running, hey, hey, Skipping and a jumping
C
F
C
G7
in the misty morning fog, with our hearts a thumpin' and
F
G7
C Am
you, brown eyed girl
F
G7
C G7
You, my brown eyed girl
Verse 2
C
F
C
G7
Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow
C
F
C
G7
Going down to the old mine with a transistor radio
C
F
C
G7
Standing in the sunlight laughing, hiding ‘hind a rainbow's wall
C
F
C
G7
Slipping and a sliding, hey, hey, All along the waterfall with
F
G7
C Am
you, brown eyed girl
F
G7
C
You, my brown eyed girl
Chorus:
G7 (3)
Do you remember when we used to sing
C
F
C
G7
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da Just like that
C
F
C
G7
C (2)
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da la te da
1
Interlude(play twice)
A------------------0-0-2-2-3---------------------0-3--E--------0--1----1---------------0--1---3---3-3-------C-0----0----------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------Verse 3
C
F
C
G7
So hard to find my way, Now that I'm on my own
C
F
C
G7
I saw you just the other day, my, how you have grown
C
F
C
G7
Cast my memory back there Lord. Sometimes I'm overcome thinkin' 'bout it
C
F
C
G7
Makin' love in the green grass behind the stadium with
F G7
C Am
you, brown eyed girl
F
G7
C
You, my brown eyed girl
Second Chorus:
G7 (3)
Do you remember when we used to sing
C
F
C
G7
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da Just like that
C
F
C
G7
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da
C
F
C
G7
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da
C
F
C
G7
C (hold)
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da la te da
2
California Gurls
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
Intro/Verse (Bassists use F/A)
F
Bb
C Dm7
D
U U
D U U
1 + 2 +a3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +a3e+ 4 +
Verse 1
I know a place, where the grass is really greener
Warm, wet and wild, there must be something in the water
Sippin' gin and juice, laying underneath the palm trees (undone)
The boys break their necks, try'na to creep a little sneak peek, (at us)
Pre-Chorus
C
Dm7
Bb
You could travel the world, but nothing comes close to the golden coast
C
Dm7
Bb
Once you party with us, you'll be falling in love, Oooooh Oh Oooooh
Chorus (Same chords as Verse)
California girls, we're unforgettable
Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top
Sun-kissed skin, so hot we'll melt your popsicle
Oooooh Oh Oooooh
California girls, we're undeniable
Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock
West coast represent, now put your hands up
Oooooh Oh Oooooh
Verse 2
Sex on the beach, we don't mind sand in our stilettoes
We freak, in my jeep, Snoop Doggy Dogg on the stereo
Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus
Snoop Dogg:
Tone, tan, fit and ready, turn it up cause its gettin' heavy
Wild wild west coast these are the girls I love the most
I mean the ones, I mean like she's the one
Kiss her, Touch her, Squeeze her buns
The girl's a freak, she drive a jeep, in Laguna Beach
I'm okay, I won't play, I love the bay, just like I love LA
Venice beach, and Palm Springs. Summertime is everything
Homeboys, Bangin' out, All that a---, Hangin' out
Bikinis, zucchinis, Martinis, no weenies
Just the King, And the Queeny
Katy my lady, (yeah) Lookie here baby (uh huh)
I'm all up on ya, Cuz you're representin' California (ohhh yeahh)
Repeat Chorus
3
4
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5
How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees
Intro: C CM7 F G7sus4
Verse 1
C
Em
Dm
I know your eyes in the morning sun
A7
Dm
Em
G7sus4
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
C
Em
Am
And the moment that you wander far from me
Dm
G7
I wanna feel you in my arms again
Pre-chorus 1
F
Em
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Dm
Am
Bb
Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave
Dm
G7sus4
And it's me you need to show, How Deep Is Your Love
Chorus
C
CM7
How deep is your love, How deep is your love
F
Fm9
I really need to learn
C
Bb
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
A7
Dm
Breaking us down when they all should let us be
Fm9
We belong to you and me
Verse 2
C
Em
Dm A7
Dm
Em
G7sus4
I believe in you, you know the door to my very soul
C
Em
Am
Dm
G7
You're the light in my deepest darkest hour, you're my saviour when I fall
Pre-chorus 2
F
Em
And you may not think I care for you
Dm
Am
Bb
When you know down inside that I really do
Dm
G7sus4
And it's me you need to show, How Deep Is Your Love
Repeat Chorus, Verse 1 (half instrumental), Chorus
6
I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Nash
Verse 1
D
I can see
D
I can see
D
Gone are
G
D
D
clearly now the rain is gone.
G
A
A
all obstacles in my way.
G
D
D
the dark clouds that had me blind.
C
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
G
D
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
C
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
G
D
D
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
Verse 2
D
G
D
D
Oh, yes I can make it now the pain is gone.
D
G
A
A
All of the bad feelings have disappeared.
D
G
D
D
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for.
C
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
G
D
D
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
Bridge
F
C
(ooh...) Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies.
F
A
C#m7 G C#m7 G C Bm7 A A
Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies.
Verse 3 (Same chords as Verses 1 and 2)
I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for.
It's gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day.
It's gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day.
It's going to be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day.
Yeah, hey, it's gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day.
7
In The Summertime
Mungo Jerry
Riff
x2
A---5-8-88---55--------|----------------------5--8--88----55-----E-8---------8--84s5----|------------131-31--8------------8--84s5-C-------------------5--|-5-7-7-5---2---2-------------------------5
G----------------------|-----------------------------------------Intro/12 Bar Blues (repeat throughout)
F F F F | Bb Bb F F | C Bb F F
Verse 1
In the summertime when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine, You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive, Go out and see what you can find
Verse 2
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel
Speed along the lane, Do a turn or return the twenty-five
When the sun goes down, You can make it, make it good and really fine
Verse 3
We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean
We love everybody, but we do as we please
When the weather's fine, We go fishing or go swimming in the sea
We're always happy, Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy
Verse 4
Sing along with us, dee-dee dee-dee dee
Da doo da-da da, yeah, we're hap-pap-py
Da da da, dee da doo dee da doo da doo da
Da doo da-da da, dee da da dee da da
Interlude (repeat intro)
Verse 5
When the winter's here, yeah, it's party time
Bring your bottle, wear your bright clothes
'cause it will soon be summertime
And we'll sing again, We'll go driving or maybe we'll settle down
If she's rich, if she's nice, Bring your friends and we'll all go into town
Repeat verses 1-4
8
Island in the Sun
Weezer
Intro/Main Strum Pattern
Em
C
D
G
D
D U D
D U
U
U D
D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Alternate Intro
A-2---2-2-3---3-5---5---5---2-2-2-2----------E-3---3-3-3---3-5---5---5---3-3-3-3----------C-4---4-4-4---4-6---6---6---2-2-2-2----------G--------------------------------------------Intro
Em C D G
Hip hip (x2)
Hip hip
Verse 1 (Use Main Strum Pattern)
Em C
D
G
When you're on a holiday
Em C
D
G
You can't find the words to say
Em C
D
G
All the things that come to you
Em C
D
G
And you want to feel it too
Chorus
Em C
D G
On an island in the sun
Em C
D
G
We'll be playing and having fun
Em C
D
G
And it makes me feel so fine
Em C
D
G
I can't control my brain
Repeat Intro: Em C D G (x2)
9
Verse 2
Em C
D
G
When you're on a golden sea
Em C
D
G
You don't need no memory
Em C
D
G
Just a place to call your own
Em C
D
G
As we drift into the zone
Chorus
Em C
D G
On an island in the sun
Em C
D
G
We'll be playing and having fun
Em C
D
G
And it makes me feel so fine
Em C
D
G
I can't control my brain
Bridge
D
G
We'll run away together
D
G
We'll spend some time forever
C
Am
D
We'll never feel bad anymore
Repeat Intro: Em C D G (x2)
Uke Solo (same as intro chords) (x2)
A-5-7-5----3-2---3-2------2-0----------------E-----------------------3-------3-2---3-3----C--------------------------------------------G--------------------------------------------Repeat Bridge
Repeat Intro: Em C D G (x4)
We'll never feel bad anymore...no no
We'll never feel bad anymore...no no
10
Rude
Magic!
Strum pattern #1
D
D U X U D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Strum pattern #2
D
D
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 1 (strum pattern #1)
F
G
C
Am
Saturday morning jumped out of bed, and put on my best suit
F
G
C Am
Got in my car and raced like a jet, All the way to you
F
G
C
Am
Knocked on your door with heart in my hand, to ask you a question
F
G
C
Am
'Cause I know that you're an old-fashioned man, yeah
Prechorus (One strum per chord)
F
G
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
C
Am
Say yes, say yes 'cause I need to know
F
G
You say I'll never get your blessing 'til the day I die
C
(G)
Am
Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is 'No'
Chorus (use strum pattern #1)
F
G
C
Am
Why you gotta be so rude? Don't you know I'm human too?
F
G
C
Am
Why you gotta be so rude? I'm gonna marry her anyway
--use strum pattern 2 here-F
G
C
Am
Marry that girl, Marry her anyway, Marry that girl, Yeah, no matter what you say
F
G
C
Am (break)
Marry that girl, And we'll be a family, Why you gotta be so
--back to strum pattern 1-F
G
C
Am (chords x2)
Rude
Verse 2 (Same chords as verse 1)
I hate to do this, you leave no choice, can't live without her
Love me or hate me we will be boys, standing at that altar
Or we will run away, to another galaxy, you know
You know she's in love with me, she will go anywhere I go
Repeat Prechorus (last: Tough luck, my friend, 'cause the answer's still 'No")
Repeat Chorus
Solo over Verse Chords
Repeat Prechorus (last: Tough luck, my friend, but 'No' still means 'No'!)
Repeat Chorus
11
Summer Of '69
Bryan Adams
Intro: D A (x2)
Verse 1
D
A
I got my first real six-string, bought it at the five-and-dime
D
A
Played it 'til my fingers bled, it 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, Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far
Chorus 1
Bm
A
D
G
Oh, when I look back now, That summer seemed to last forever
Bm
A
D
G
And if I had the choice, Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Bm
A
D
A
Those were the best days of my life
Verse 2
D
A
Ain't no use in complainin', When you've got a job to do
D
A
Spent my evening's down at the drive-in, and that's when I met you, yeah
Chorus 2(Same Chords as Chorus 1)
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
DA
D A
Oh Yeah, Back in the summer of '69, oh.
Bridge
F
Bb
C
Man we were killin' time, We were young and restless
Bb
F
Bb
C
C
We needed to unwind, I guess nothin' can last forever, forever, no!
Interlude: D A
Verse 3: D A
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about you, wonder what went wrong
Repeat Chorus 2, repeating “Summer of '69”
12
Summer Breeze
Seals and Croft
Intro: Em Am Em Am
Intro (play twice)
Riff
A-----5-2--0-----------0--|-2-3-5-3---2------E---3---0----3--2-0----0--|-------------3----C-4-----0-------4---2--0--|------------------G-------2--------------2--|------------------Verse 1
E
G
See the curtains hanging in the window
D
A
E
G
In the evening on a Friday night
E
G
A little light shining through the window
D
A
E
E(alternate)
Lets me know everything is alright
Chorus
Am
Bm
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Am
G (riff)
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Am
Bm
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Am
G
(riff)
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Repeat Intro
Verse 1
E
G
See the paper lying on the sidewalk
D
A
E
A little music from the house next door
E
G
So I walk on up to the doorstep
D
A
E
Through the screen and across the floor
G
E(alternate)
13
Chorus
Am
Bm
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Am
G (riff)
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Am
Bm
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Am
G
(riff)
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Bridge (play intro)
Em
Am
Em
Am
Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom
Em
Am
Em
Am
July is dressed up, and playing her tune
D
Em
And I come home from a hard day's work
D
Em
B
And you're waitin' there not a care in the world
Verse 3
E
G
See my baby waitin' in the kitchen
D
A
E
G
Food cooking and the plates for two
E
G
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
D
A
E
E(alternate)
In the evenin' when the day is through
Chorus
Am
Bm
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Am
G (riff)
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Am
Bm
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Am
G
(riff)
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
14
Summer Nights
Grease
Intro: C F G7 F (x2)
C
F
G7
F
Summer lovin', had me a blast
C
F
G7
F
Summer lovin', happened so fast
C
F G7
A
Met a girl crazy for me
D
G D
G
Met a boy cute as can be
C
F
G7
Am
Summer days drifting away
Dm
G7
C
To, uh oh, those summer nights
G7
Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!
C
F
D7
G7
Tell me more, tell me more did you get very far?
C
F
D7
G7
Tell me more, tell me more like does he have a car?
C–F–G–F
uh huh, uh huh, uh huh
C
F
G7
F
She swam by me, she got a cramp
C
F
G7
F
He ran by me, got my suit damp
C
F G7
A
Saved her life, she nearly drowned
D
G D
G
He showed off splashing around
C
F
G7
Am
Summer sun, something's begun
Dm
G7
C
But, uh oh, those summer nights
G7
Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!
C
F
D7
G7
Tell me more, tell me more, was it love at first sight?
C
F
D7
G7
Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight?
C–F–G–F
uh huh, uh huh, uh huh (x2)
15
C
F
G7
F
Took her bowling in the arcade
C
F
G7
F
We went strolling; drank lemonade
C
F
G7
A
We made out under the dock
D
G D
G
We stayed out till ten o'clock
C
F
G7
Am
Summer fling don't mean a thing
Dm
G7
G#7
But, uh oh, those summer nights
C#
F#
D#7
G#7
Tell me more, tell me more, but you don't gotta brag
C#
F#
D#7
G#7
C#-F#
Tell me more, tell me more, 'cause he sounds like a drag
C# – F# – G#7 – F#
Shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop
Shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop – yeah!
C#
F#
G7#
C#
He got friendly holding my hand
C#
F#
G7#
C#
Well, she got friendly down in the sand
C#
F#
G7#
A#
He was sweet, just turned eighteen
D#
G#
D#
G#
Well, she was good, you know what I mean
C#
F#
G#7
A#m
Summer heat, boy and girl meet
D#m
G#7
A7
But, uh oh, those summer nights
D
G
E7
A
Tell me more, tell me more, how much dough did he spend?
D
G
E7
A (break)
G7
Tell me more, tell me more, could she get me a friend?
C
F
G7
F
It turned colder; that's where it ends
C
F
G7
F
So I told her we'd still be friends
C
F
G7
A
Then we made our true love vow
D
G
D
G
Wonder what she's doin' now
C
F
G7
Am
Summer dreams ripped at the seams
Dm
G7
C
But, oh, those summer nights
F
G7
C
Tell me more, tell me more.
16
Sunshine Girl
J-Boog
Strum Pattern: D U x U x U x U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro
C
Em
Am G
C
Oh oh oh oh, petah long side j boog
Em
Am
G
Oh oh, oh oh, with a sound from da sun yeah
Chorus
C
Em
Am
She's a sunshine girl lighting up my world
G
C
Em
Am
She's to me she makes me say woah, woah, woah, woah, woah woah
G
C
Em
Am
She so sweet it makes me say woah woah woah woah woah woah
G
C
She's so sweet it makes me say woah
Verse 2
C
Em
Am
Gonna play it real smooth try to not get tied in,
G
C
Gaddah build courage and my confidence,
Em
Am
Take it real cool your heart I wanna win,
G
Me conshence straight cause you make me fall in sin
C
Em
Body bad make me wanna pull out me lightah
Am
Courisma shoot out like a gysah,
G
Breaks me a people light beside yah
C
The woman is hottah den da fiyah,
Em
Am
I'm burning with love and I love to love her,
G
I said forever I love to love
Repeat Chorus
17
Verse 2
C
Em
I said this girl is so fly yes she's hot like a fire,
Am
G
She's the sweetest looking shortie that ah I ever seen
C
Em
She's a girl that I never seen, only in my dreams,
Am
G
Now it my reality and I do not wanna leave,
C
Em
I said she can be all, all that I'll ever need,
Am
G
Needed in my life to bring me stability
C
Em
I said she can be all, all that I'll ever need,
Am
G
Yes I love this girl thats blazing hot like a fire so I say
Chorus
C
Em
Am
She's a sunshine girl lighting up my world
G
C
Em
Am
She's to me she makes me say woah, woah, woah, woah, woah woah
G
C
Em
Am
She so sweet it makes me say woah woah woah woah woah woah
G
C
She's so sweet it makes me say woah
Verse 3
C
Em
I met this girl in margaritaville,
Am
G
But this sweet little girl said she was from brazill,
C
Em
No me say j boog it doesn't even maddah,
Am
G
She could have come from tanganyahla from samoa,
C
Em
Fiji salaman islands, or new caladonia,
Am
G
Or even hawaii the land of sweet pakalolo
C
Em
Petah I've seen girls all ovah, a numbah galore,
Am
G
but this one I'm sure of and I'll never let go
Repeat Chorus
18
Under The Boardwalk
Drifters
Verse 1
F
C7
Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof
C7
F
And your shoes get so hot, you wish your tired feet were fireproof
Bb
F
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
F
C
F
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be
Chorus
Dm
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
C
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be havin' some fun
Dm
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
C
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
Dm
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk
Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1)
From the park you hear the happy sound of a carousel
Mmm, you can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be
Repeat Chorus
Interlude: F F C7 C7 C7 C7 F F7
Bb
F
Oh, under the boardwalk, down by the sea, yeah
F
C
F
On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be
Repeat Chorus
19
F7
Valerie
Amy Winehouse
C
Well sometimes I go out by myself
Dm
And I look across the water
C
And I think of all the things, what you're doing
Dm
And in my head I paint a picture
F
Em
Since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
F
Em
And I've missed your ginger hair, and the way you like to dress
F
Em
G7
Won't you come on over, Stop making a fool out of me
G7 (break)
C
Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
Chorus
Dm
C
Dm
Valerie, Valerie, Valerie
Verse 2 (Same chords as Verse 1)
Did you have to go to jail,
Put your house on up for sale, did you get a good lawyer?
I hope you didn't catch a tan,
I hope you find the right man who'll fix it for ya
Are you shopping anywhere,
Changed the color of your hair, are you busy?
And did you have to pay that fine
That you were dodging all the time, are you still dizzy?
Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus
Verse 3 (Same as Verse 1)
Well sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you're doing
And in my head I paint a picture
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus 2x
End on “Why don't you come on over Valerie”
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Walking On Sunshine
Katrina and the Waves
Strum Pattern:
C
F
G
F
D D D DU U UDUDU D D D DU U UDUDU
1 + 2 +a3e+a4e+a 1 + 2 +a3e+a4e+a
Verse 1
C
F
G
F
CFGF
I used to think maybe you loved me, now, baby, I'm sure
C
F
G
F
CFGF
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door
C
F
G
F
CFGF
Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down
C
F
G
F
CFGF
'Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're coming around
Chorus
G
F
Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa (x3)
C
And don't it feel good
F G
Hey, all right now
F
C
And don't it feel good
F
G
F
Hey, yeah
Verse 2 (Same Chords as Verse 1)
I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
And I don't want to spend my whole life just a-waiting for you
Now, I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day, no, no, no
I said, baby, I just want you back, and I want you to stay, oh yeah!
Repeat Chorus
Interlude (C F G F)
Walking on sunshine
Walking on sunshine
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I'm on sunshine, baby, oh
Oh, yeah, I'm on sunshine, baby
Repeat Chorus x2
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