Summer Days Chords
by Bob Dylan
Summer Days by Bob Dylan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verso 1:
D
Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7 D
Summer days and the summer nights are gone
A7 D
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on
Verso 2:
D
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
G7 D
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud
A7 D
Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
Verso 3:
D
Everybody get ready—lift your glasses and sing
G7 D
Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing
A7 D
Well, I’m standin’ on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the King
Verso 4:
D
Well I’m drivin’ in the flats in a Cadillac car
D
The girls all say, “You’re a worn-out star”
G7 D
My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime
A7 D
How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time?
Verso 5:
D
Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land
G7 D
The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land
A7 D
What good are you anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman?
Verso 6:
D
Wedding bells ringin’, the choir is beginning to sing
G7 D
Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing
A7 D
What looks good in the day, at night is another thing
Verso 7:
D
She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
G7 D
She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand
A7 D
She says, “You can’t repeat the past.” I say, “You can’t? What do you mean,
D
you can’t? Of course you can.”
Verso 8:
D
Where do you come from? Where do you go?
D
Sorry that’s nothin’ you would need to know
G7 D
Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck
A7 D
Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck
Verso 9:
D
I got eight carburetors, boys I’m using ’em all
G7 D
Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I’m using ’em all
A7 D
I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall
Verso 10:
D
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
G7 D
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
A7 D
I got my hammer ringin’, pretty baby, but the nails ain’t goin’ down
Verso 11:
D
You got something to say, speak or hold your peace
G7 D
Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
A7 D
If it’s information you want you can go get it from the police
Verso 12:
D
Politician got on his jogging shoes
D
He must be running for office, got no time to lose
G7 D
He been suckin’ the blood out of the genius of generosity
A7 D
You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me
Verso 13:
D
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
G7 D
Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake
A7 D
I’m countin’ on you love, to give me a break
Verso 14:
D
Well, I’m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift
G7 D
Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
A7 D
Gonna break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift
Verso 15:
D
Summer days, summer nights are gone
G7 D
Summer days, summer nights are gone
A7 D
I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on