Intro: D A D A D A i got my first real six string - brought 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 Bm A D G oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever Bm A D G 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 Riff: D A A|-----9--10--9-----9--|--------------------| E|---------------------|--------------------| C|---------------------|--------------------| g|--9-----------9------|--4--6--7--6--4--6--| 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 Bm A D G standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever Bm A D G and when i held your 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 F Bb man we were killin' time C Bb we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind F Bb C i guess nothing can last forever... Interlude: D A D A 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 Bm A D G standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever Bm A D G and when i held your 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 This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Summer Of ’69 chords by Bryan Adams
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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d
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d
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d
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u
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d
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u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
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How to play Summer Of ’69 on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. The groove sits around 140 bpm, a brisk pace. The original recording is in D major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Drive straight eighths in D and open up for the big chorus.
7 ukulele chords used in "Summer Of ’69" by Bryan Adams: A, Bb, Bm, C, D, F and G
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-2 is easiest and still sounds good 🙂
My fingers bled doing this
Lol
strumming pattern?
They got some of the lyrics wrong it’s when you held my hand not when I held your hand
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