Constructive Summer The Hold Steady
Capo 2
Intro:
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]Me and my friends are li[G]ke t[D]he drums on "Lust for L[G]ife”
[D]We pound it out on floor [G]toms
[D]Our psalms are sing-along songs
[Bm] [A] [D]
[D]And this whole town is like [G]this
[D]Been that way our whole live[G]s
[D]Just work at the mill until you d[G]ie
[D]Work at the mill, and then you die
[Bm] [A] [D]
[D]We’re gonna build something, thi[G]s summer
[D]We’re gonna build something, this summer
[Bm]We’ll put it[A] back together-[G] raise up a giant ladder
[D]With love, and trust, and friends, and hammers ([G]This [E]summer!)
[Bm]We’re gonna[A] lean this ladder[G] up against the water tower
[D]Climb up to the top, and drink and talk ([G]This [Em]summer!)
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[D]Me and my friends are like[G] “Do[D]uble-whiskey-coke-no-i[G]ce.”
[D]We drink along in double ti[G]me; mi[D]ght drink too much, but we feel fine
[Bm] [A] [D]
[D]We’re gonna build something this[G] summer.
[D]Gonna build something this summer.
This [Bm]summer, grant us all the[A] power to[G] drink on top of water towers,
[D]With love, and trust, and shows, all summer ([G]Get [E]hammered!)
[Bm]Let this be my[A] annual[G] reminder that we can all be something[D] bigger
[D]
[D]
[D]I went to your schools, I did my detention
But the walls are so gray, I couldn’t pay attention
[D]I heard your gospel- it moved me to tears,
But I couldn’t find the hate, and I couldn’t find the fear
[D]I met your Savior, I knelt at his feet,
And he took my ten bucks, and he went down the street
[D]I tried to believe all the things that you said,
But my [G]friends that aren’t dying are [E]already dead.
[Bm]Raise a[A] toast to St. Joe[G] Strummer
[Bm]I think he[A] might’ve been our[G] only decent teacher
[Bm]Getting[A] older makes it[G] harder to remember[D]…we are our only[G] saviors
We’re gonna [Em]build something, this [D]summer
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