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Blue Cheer is an American blues rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. Based in San Francisco, original personnel were singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens, and drummer Paul Whaley. A power trio, the band was named after a variety of LSD promoted by underground chemist and Grateful Dead backer Owsley Stanley. This variety of LSD took its name from a popular laundry detergent. Their
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Lord I got to raise a fuss
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Lord I got to raise a holler
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About a workin' all summer
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Just to try to earn a dollar
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Well, Lord, I tried to call my baby
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I tried to get a date
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Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
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Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Verse 2]
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Well my mom and papa told me
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"Son you gotta make some money"
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Well if you wanna use the car
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To go a ridin' next sunday
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Oh, Lord, I didn't go to work
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I told the boss I was sick, said
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Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
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Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Verse 3]
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I've got to take three weeks
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I gotta have a fine vacation
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I gotta take my problems
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To the United Nations
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I done told my congress man
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And he said "vote" (dig this boy)
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Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
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Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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I've got to take three weeks
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I gotta have a fine vacation
C5
I gotta take my problems
C5 F5 G5 C5
To the United Nations
F5
I done told my congress man
C5
And he said "vote" (dig this boy)
F5
Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
C5
Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Outro]
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F5 F5 Ab5 F5 F5 Ab5
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F5 F5 Ab5 F5 F5 Ab5
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F5 F5 Ab5 F5 F5 Ab5
G5 G5 Bb5 G5 G5 Bb5
F5 F5 Ab5 F5 F5 Ab5
C5 C5
[Verse 1]
C5
Lord I got to raise a fuss
C5 F5 G5 C5
Lord I got to raise a holler
C5
About a workin' all summer
C5 F5 G5 C5
Just to try to earn a dollar
F5
Well, Lord, I tried to call my baby
C5
I tried to get a date
F5
Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
C5
Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Verse 2]
C5
Well my mom and papa told me
C5 F5 G5 C5
"Son you gotta make some money"
C5
Well if you wanna use the car
C5 F5 G5 C5
To go a ridin' next sunday
F5
Oh, Lord, I didn't go to work
C5
I told the boss I was sick, said
F5
Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
C5
Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Verse 3]
C5
I've got to take three weeks
C5 F5 G5 C5
I gotta have a fine vacation
C5
I gotta take my problems
C5 F5 G5 C5
To the United Nations
F5
I done told my congress man
C5
And he said "vote" (dig this boy)
F5
Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
C5
Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Instrumental]
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F5 F5 Ab5 F5 F5 Ab5
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Eb5 E5 F5 Gb5 G5 Ab5 A5 Bb5 B5 B5 C5
[Verse 4]
C5
I've got to take three weeks
C5 F5 G5 C5
I gotta have a fine vacation
C5
I gotta take my problems
C5 F5 G5 C5
To the United Nations
F5
I done told my congress man
C5
And he said "vote" (dig this boy)
F5
Sometimes, I wonder what I'm gonna do
C5
Lord, there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
[Outro]
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Blue Eyed Blonde (...)
Blue Falcons
Blue Hawaii
Blue Highway
Blue In Green