Summer Of 69 Unplugged by Bryan Adams, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Summer Of 69 Unplugged

Biography:

Bryan Guy Adams OC, OBC, (born November 5th 1959) is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and photographer. Some of his best-known albums are Reckless, 18 til I Die, and Waking Up the Neighbours.

Bryan Adams was already popular in Canada when the release of his third album 'Cuts Like A Knife' in 1983 brought him a large following in the USA. His fourth album, 'Reckless', often referred to as one of the most significant of the 1980s, sold over 4 million copies at the time and continues to sell now.

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Standard Tuning EADGBe

Main riff: [play after each chorus, indicated with a *]

D A

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Intro: * D A D A

Verse 1:

D A
I got my first real six string, bought 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

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, ya I'd always wanna be there
Bm A * D A D A
Those were the best days of my life

Verse 2:

D A
Ain't no use complaining, when you gotta job to do
D A
Spent my evenings down at the drive in, and that's when I met you, yeah!

Chorus 2:

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 * D A D A
Those were the best days of my life,........back in the summer of '69

Bridge:

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, forever, no...

[Instrumental Break - Play Intro]

Verse 3:

D A
And now the times are changin', look at everything that's come and gone
D A
Sometimes when I play my old six string, I think about you and wonder what went wrong

Chorus 3:

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 * D A D A
Those were the best days of my life,........back in the summer of '69

(fade out)