[Intro - no drums to start - BPM 125] D--DG--GA--AGA-G D--DG--GA--AGA-G Drums in D------------SSS
[Verse 1] [D] Summer [G] lovin' [A] had me a blast [G-A][G] [D] Summer [G] lovin', [A] happened so fast [G-A][G] [D] I met a [G] girl [A] crazy for [B] m [E] Met a [A] boy, [E] cute as can [A] b
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Summer [G] days [A] driftin' a [B] way, to uh [Em] -oh those s [A] ummer n [D] ights oh- [A] ela- [A/B] ela- [A/C#] ela-- [D] ooh
[Chorus] [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me m [E] ore, did you g [A] et very f [D] ar? [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me mo [E] re, like, does [A] he have a [D] car? [D] aha [G] aha [A] aha [G-A][Snare][G]
[Verse 2] [D] She swam [G] by me, [A] she got a cramp [G-A][G] [D] He ran [G] by me, [A] got my suit damp [G-A][G] [D] I saved her l [G] ife, [A] she nearly [B] drowned [E] He showed [A] off, [E] splashing a [A] round
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Summer [G] sun, [A] something's b [B] egun, but u [Em] h-oh tho [A] se summ [D] er nights oh- [A] ela- [A/B] ela- [A/C#] ela-- [D] ooh
[Chorus] [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me m [E] ore, was it l [A] ove at first s [D] ight? [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me m [E] ore, did she [A] put up a [D] fight?
[Bridge] uh [D] aha [G] aha [A] aha [G] hu [A] ha [Snare] ah [G] uh [D] aha [G] aha [A] aha [G] hu [A] ha [Snare] ah [G]
[Verse 3] [D] Took her [G] bowlin' [A] in the Arcade [G-A][G] [D] We went [G] strollin', [A] drank lemonade [G-A][G] [D] We made [G] out [A] under the [B] dock [E] We stayed [A] up ` [E] til ten o' [A] clock
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Summer [G] fling [A] don't mean a [B] thing, but uh [Em] -oh those [A] summer [D] nights
[D#] Wo
[Chorus] [D#] Tell me [G#] more, tell me [F] more, but you [A#] don't gotta [D#] brag [D#] Tell me [G#] more, tell me [F] more, cause he [A#] sounds like a [D#] drag shoo- [D#] ba-pa-- [G#] shoo-ba-pa-- [A#] shoo-ba-pa-- [G#-A#] shoo-ba-pa [G#] shoo- [D#] ba-pa-- [G#] shoo-ba-pa-- [A#] shoo-ba-pa-- [G#-A#] shoo-ba-pa [G#]
[Verse 4] [D#] He got [G#] friendly, [A#] holdin' my [G#-A#] hand [G#] [D#] Well she got [G#] friendly, [A#] down in the [G#-A#] sand [G#] [D#] He was [G#] sweet, [A#] just turned eigh [C] teen [F] Well she was [A#] good, you [F] know what I [A#] mean
[Pre-Chorus] [D#] Summer [G#] heat, [A#] boy and girl [C] meet, but uh- [G#] oh those [A#] summer [D#] nights [E] oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh
[Chorus] [E] Tell me [A] more, tell me [F#] more, how much do [B] ugh did he sp [E] end? [E] Tell me [A] more, tell me [F#] more, could she [B] get me a [E] friend?
[Slow quiet ending] [D] It turned [G] colder, [A] that's where it ends [G-A-G] [D] So I [G] told her [A] we'd still be friends [G-A-G] [D] Then we [G] made [A] our true love [B] vow [E] Wonder [A] what [E] she's doin' [A] now [D] Summer [G] dreams [A] ripped at the [B] seams, but oh, [Em] those [A] summer [A] n [D] ights
[Big ending] Tell me [G] more, tell me [D] more. o [A] re oh [D] ore ore ore
[Intro - BPM 117 - No drums high riff] [Gm7][Gm7][Gm7][Dm7] E -10-----10-10------10---10-- B -10h11--11-11------11---10-- G -10-----10-10------10---10-- D -10h12--12-12------12---10-- A -10-----10-10------10---10-- E -10-----10-10------10---10-- Dr B S B S
[Verse] [Verse riff] [Gm7][Gm7][Gm7][Dm7] E -3-----3-3------3---5----- B -3-----3-3------3---6---- G -3-----3-3------3---5---- D -3-----3-3------3---7---- A -3h5---5-5------5---5------ E -3-----3-3------3---5---- Dr B S B S
[Gm7] Down around the corner, half a mile from here See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse] You [Gm7] know I saw miss Lucy down along the tracks She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse] Well the Ill [Gm7] inois Central And the [Gm7] Southern Central Freight Got to [Gm7] keep on pushin' mama You [Gm7] know they're running late
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse - Rhythm changes to (BB) S B S for Gm7 section] [Gm7] E -3----------------- B -3----------------- G -3----------------- D -3--5--------------- A -3--5--------------- E -3----------------- Dr B B S B S
Well the Ill [Gm7] inois Central And the [Gm7] Southern Central Freight Got to [Gm7] keep on pushin' mama You [Gm7] know they're running late
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse - Rhythm - drop snare just bass drum] Well the [Gm7] pistons keep on turning A nd the whe [Gm7] els go round and round [F] The [Gm7] steel rails are cold and hard [F] For the [Gm7] miles that they go down
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Cm7] ooh (drums stop)
[Intro riff] back in - ad lib til end - bring drums back in at some point [Gm7][Gm7][Gm7][Dm7] B S B S