Summertime Sadness Chords

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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
Am · Em · G · D

Lana Del Rey’s melancholic pop anthem about summer love and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to match the original recording’s key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords as written for simplicity.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
A
Kiss me hard before you go
D
Summertime sadness
A
I just wanted you to know
D
That, baby, you’re the best
A
I got my red dress on tonight
D E
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
A
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
D E
High heels off, I’m feeling alive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Verse 2

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Bridge

 
D
Think I’ll miss you forever
A
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
E
Later’s better than never
A
Even if you’re gone, I’m gonna drive, drive, drive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Outro

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, E repeats throughout; master switching between these three chords cleanly before adding the vocal melody.

Amtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Am · Em · G · D

Lana Del Rey’s melancholic pop anthem about summer love and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)
123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to match the original recording’s key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords as written for simplicity.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
A
Kiss me hard before you go
D
Summertime sadness
A
I just wanted you to know
D
That, baby, you’re the best
A
I got my red dress on tonight
D E
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
A
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
D E
High heels off, I’m feeling alive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Verse 2

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Bridge

 
D
Think I’ll miss you forever
A
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
E
Later’s better than never
A
Even if you’re gone, I’m gonna drive, drive, drive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Outro

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, E repeats throughout; master switching between these three chords cleanly before adding the vocal melody.

Amtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Am · Em · G · D

Lana Del Rey’s melancholic pop anthem about summer love and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)
123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to match the original recording’s key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords as written for simplicity.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
A
Kiss me hard before you go
D
Summertime sadness
A
I just wanted you to know
D
That, baby, you’re the best
A
I got my red dress on tonight
D E
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
A
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
D E
High heels off, I’m feeling alive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Verse 2

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Bridge

 
D
Think I’ll miss you forever
A
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
E
Later’s better than never
A
Even if you’re gone, I’m gonna drive, drive, drive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Outro

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, E repeats throughout; master switching between these three chords cleanly before adding the vocal melody.

Amtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Am · Em · G · D

Lana Del Rey’s melancholic pop anthem about summer love and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)
123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to match the original recording’s key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords as written for simplicity.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
A
Kiss me hard before you go
D
Summertime sadness
A
I just wanted you to know
D
That, baby, you’re the best
A
I got my red dress on tonight
D E
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
A
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
D E
High heels off, I’m feeling alive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Verse 2

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Bridge

 
D
Think I’ll miss you forever
A
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
E
Later’s better than never
A
Even if you’re gone, I’m gonna drive, drive, drive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Outro

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, E repeats throughout; master switching between these three chords cleanly before adding the vocal melody.

Amtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Am · Em · G · D

Lana Del Rey’s melancholic pop anthem about summer love and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)
123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to match the original recording’s key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords as written for simplicity.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
A
Kiss me hard before you go
D
Summertime sadness
A
I just wanted you to know
D
That, baby, you’re the best
A
I got my red dress on tonight
D E
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
A
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
D E
High heels off, I’m feeling alive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Verse 2

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Bridge

 
D
Think I’ll miss you forever
A
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
E
Later’s better than never
A
Even if you’re gone, I’m gonna drive, drive, drive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Outro

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, E repeats throughout; master switching between these three chords cleanly before adding the vocal melody.

Amtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Am · Em · G · D

Lana Del Rey’s melancholic pop anthem about summer love and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)
123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to match the original recording’s key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords as written for simplicity.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
A
Kiss me hard before you go
D
Summertime sadness
A
I just wanted you to know
D
That, baby, you’re the best
A
I got my red dress on tonight
D E
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
A
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style
D E
High heels off, I’m feeling alive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Verse 2

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Bridge

 
D
Think I’ll miss you forever
A
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
E
Later’s better than never
A
Even if you’re gone, I’m gonna drive, drive, drive
 

Chorus

 
A
Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
D
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
E
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere
A
Nothing scares me anymore
D
(One, two, three, four)
 

Outro

 
A
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
A
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
D E
Oh, oh oh, oh oh
 

Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, E repeats throughout; master switching between these three chords cleanly before adding the vocal melody.