#144 - Summer Nights
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Level:
Hard
Beats per chord: 2
Strummings: Down-Down
We can split roles: 2 groups, if possible gr. X with lower voices
[D/] ...
[G/] ...
[A/] ...
[G] x2(X):
[D] Summer
[G] lovin',
[A] had me a
[G] blast
(Z): [D] Summer [G] lovin', [A] happened so [G] fast(X):
[D] I met a
[G] girl
[A] crazy for
[B] me
(Z): [E7] Met a [A] boy, [E7] cute as can [A] be(X&Z): [D] Summer [G] days,
[A] driftin' [B] away
too, [Em] ah those [A] summer [D] nights
(X&Z): [D/] Oh, well-a [G/] well-a [A/] well-a [D/] (Huh!)(X) :
[D] Tell me
[G] more, tell me
[E7] more, did you
[A] get very
[D] far?
(Z): Tell me [G] more, tell me [E7] more, like, does [A] he have a [D] car?(X&Z): Uh ah ah [G] Uh ah ah [A] Uh ah ah [G]...
[D] Uh ah ah [G] Uh ah ah [A] Uh ah ah [G](X) :
[D] She swan
[G] by me,
[A] she got a
[G] cramp
(Z): [D] He ran [G] by me, [A] got my suit [G] damp(X):
[D] I saved her
[G] life,
[A] she nearly
[B] drowned
(Z): [E7] He showed [A] off, [E7] splashing [A] around(X&Z): [D] Summer [G] sun,
[A] something [B] begun
too, [Em] ah those [A] summer [D] nights
(X&Z):[D/] Oh, well-a [G/] well-a [A/] well-a [D/] (Huh!)(Z) : [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me [E7] more, was it [A] love at first [D] sight(X): Tell me
[G] more, tell me
[E7] more, did she
[A] put up a
[D] fight
(X&Z): Uh ah ah [G] Uh ah ah [A] Uh ah ah [G]...
[D] Uh ah ah [G] Uh ah ah [A] Uh ah ah [G](X):
[D] Took her
[G] bowling
[A] in the arc
[G]ade
(Z): [D] We went [G] strolling, [A]drank lemon[G]ade(X):
[D] We made
[G] out,
[A] under the
[B] dock
(Z): [E7] We stayed [A] out, [E7] 'til ten o'cl[A]ock(X&Z): [D] Summer [G] fling,
[A] don't mean a [B] thing
but ah [Em] those [A] summer [D] nights
(X&Z): [D/] Oh, well-a [G/] well-a [A/] well-a [D/] (Huh!)(X) : Tell me
[G] more, tell me
[E7] more, like you
[A] don't have
[D] to brag
(Z): Tell me [G] more, tell me [E7] more, 'cause he [A] sounds [D] like a drag(X&Z): Uh ah ah [G] Uh ah ah [A] Uh ah ah [G]...
[D] Uh ah ah [G] Uh ah ah [A] Uh ah ah [G](Z): [D] He got [G] friendly, [A] holding my [G] hand(X):
[D] She got
[G] friendly,
[A] down in the
[G] sand
(Z): [D] He was [G] sweet, [A] just turned [B] eighteen(X):
[E7] She was
[A] good,
[E7] you know what I
[A] mean
(X&Z): [D] Summer [G] heat,
[A] boy and girl [B]meet,
too ah [Em] those [A] summer [D] nights
(X&Z): [D/] Oh, well-a [G/] well-a [A/] well-a [D/] (Huh!)(Z): Tell me [G] more, tell me [E7] more, how much [A] dough did he [D] spend?(X): Tell me
[G] more, tell me
[E7] more, could she
[A] get me a
[D] friend?
[stop 1..2..3.](slow)(Z): [D/] It's turned [G/] colder, [A/] that's where it [G/] ends(X):
[D/] So I told
[G/] her,
[A/] we'd still be
[G/] friends
(Z): [D/] Then we [G/] made [A/] our true love [B/]vow[E7/] Wonder
[A/] what
[E7/] she's doin'
[A/] now
(even slower)(X&Z): [D/] Summer [G/] dreams,
[A/] ripped at the [B/] seams,
But, oh [Em/] Those [A/] summer [D/] nights!
Tell me more! [G/] Tell me more! [D/]