Capo 2
Intro:
DGDGDGDG
Me and my friends are like the drums on "Lust for Life
DG
We pound it out on floor toms
D
Our psalms are sing-along songs
BADDG
And this whole town is like this
DG
Been that way our whole lives
DG
Just work at the mill until you die
D
Work at the mill, and then you die
BADDG
Were gonna build something, this summer
D
Were gonna build something, this summer
BmAG
Well put it back together- raise up a giant ladder
DGE
With love, and trust, and friends, and hammers (This summer!)
BmAG
Were gonna lean this ladder up against the water tower
DGEm
Climb up to the top, and drink and talk (This summer!)
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_hold_steady/constructive_summer_crd.html )
DGDG
Me and my friends are like Double-whiskey-coke-no-ice.
DGD
We drink along in double time; might drink too much, but we feel fine
BADDG
Were gonna build something this summer.
D
Gonna build something this summer.
BmAG
This summer, grant us all the power to drink on top of water towers,
DGE
With love, and trust, and shows, all summer (Get hammered!)
BmAGD
Let this be my annual reminder that we can all be something bigger
DDD
I went to your schools, I did my detention
But the walls are so gray, I couldnt pay attention
D
I heard your gospel- it moved me to tears,
But I couldnt find the hate, and I couldnt 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,
GE
But my friends that arent dying are already dead.
BmAG
Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer
BmAG
I think he mightve been our only decent teacher
BmAGDG
Getting older makes it harder to rememberwe are our only saviors
EmD
Were gonna build something, this summer