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Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Chords

Chord reference D, A, Bm, G, F, Bb, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [A]

[D]I got my first real four string [A]Bought it at the Five and Dime [D]Played it till my fingers bled [A]It was the summer of sixty nine

[D]Me and some guys from school [A]Had a band and we tried real hard [D]Himmy quit… Hodie got married [A]Shoulda known… we’d never get far

[Bm]Oh, when I [A]look back now [D]That summer seemed to [G]last forever [Bm]And if I [A]had the choice [D]Yeah I’d always [G]wanna be there [Bm]Those were the [A]best days of my [D]life [A]

[D]Ain’t no use in complaining [A]When you’ve got a job to do [D]Spent my evening’s down at the drivein [A]And that’s when I met you, yeah

[Bm]Standing on your [A]mama’s porch [D]You told me that you’d [G]wait forever [Bm]Oh and when you [A]held my hand [D]I knew that it was [G]now or never [Bm]Those were the [A]best days of my [D]Life… oh [A]yeah… back in the summer of [D]69 [A]

[F]Man we were [Bb]killing time We were [C]young and restless… we [Bb]needed to unwind [F]I guess [Bb]nothing can last for[C]ever… forever… no

[D] [A] [D] [A]

[D]And now the times are changing [A]Look at everything that’s come and gone [D]Sometimes when I play that old fourstring [A]I think about ya, wonder what went wrong

[Bm]Standing on your [A]mama’s porch [D]You told me that you’d [G]wait forever [Bm]Oh and when you [A]held my hand [D]I knew that it was [G]now or never [Bm]Those were the [A]best days of my [D]Life… oh [A]yeah… back in the summer of [D]69 [A]

[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]

Artist Bryan Adams
Album Reckless
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1984
Key D

How to Play Summer of 69 on Guitar?

Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 can be played in the key of D using the D, A, Bm, G, F, Bb, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Summer of 69 with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.