Constructive Summer Chords & Lyrics by The Hold Steady
Constructive Summer
guitar chords lyrics
Capo 2
Intro:
D G
D G
D G D G
Me and my friends are like the drums on "Lust for Life�
D G
We pound it out on floor toms
D
Our psalms are sing-along songs
Bm A D
D G
And this whole town is like this
D G
Been that way our whole lives
D G
Just work at the mill until you die
D
Work at the mill, and then you die
Bm A D
D G
We�re gonna build something, this summer
D
We�re gonna build something, this summer
Bm A G
We�ll put it back together- raise up a giant ladder
D G E
With love, and trust, and friends, and hammers (This summer!)
Bm A G
We�re gonna lean this ladder up against the water tower
D G Em
Climb up to the top, and drink and talk (This summer!)
D G D G
Me and my friends are like �Double-whiskey-coke-no-ice.�
D G D
We drink along in double time; might drink too much, but we feel fine
Bm A D
D G
We�re gonna build something this summer.
D
Gonna build something this summer.
Bm A G
This summer, grant us all the power to drink on top of water towers,
D G E
With love, and trust, and shows, all summer (Get hammered!)
Bm A G D
Let this be my annual reminder that we can all be something 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,
G E
But my friends that aren�t dying are already dead.
Bm A G
Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer
Bm A G
I think he might�ve been our only decent teacher
Bm A G D G
Getting older makes it harder to remember�we are our only saviors
Em D
We�re gonna build something, this summer
