“Summer Nights” is a popular song from the 1978 musical film Grease featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It became a massive hit in it’s own right both the United States and United Kingdom during the summer of the movie’s release.
A fun tune to play, enjoy the letter notes below 🙂
F# – D G-E A F# A A
Summer lovin’ had me a blast
F# – D G-E A – F# A A-G
Summer lovin’ happened so fast
F# D G A-F# A B
Met a girl crazy for me
G# E A G# E G# A
Met a boy cute as can be
^D – A B A- B A-F#
Summer days drifting away
B G E B A-B-A D
To uh, oh those summer nights
F# D G E A G A A-G
She swam by me, she got a cramp
F# D G E A G A A-G
He ran by me, got my suit damp
D F# D G A F#-A B-A-B
I saved her life, she nearly drowned
G# E A G#-E G#-A
He showed off splashing around
^D-A B A-B A-F#
Summer sun, something’s begun
B G E B A-B-A D
Oh uh, oh those summer nights
F# D G – E A F# A-A-G
Took her bowling in the arcade
F# D G – E A G-A-A-G
We went strolling drank lemonade
F# D G A-F# A B-A-B
We made out under the dock
G# E A G# E G#-A
We stayed out till ten o’clock
^D – A B A B A F#
Summer fling don’t mean a thing
B G E B A-B-A D
Oh uh, oh those summer nights
G D# G#-F Bb-G Bb Bb-G#
He got friendly holding my hand
^G ^D# ^G#-^F ^Bb ^Bb ^Bb ^Bb-^G-^D#
She got friendly down in the sand ~ ~
G D# G# Bb G Bb-^D-^C
He was sweet, just turned eighteen ~
^F ^F ^F ^F ^F ^F ^F ^F ^F
Well she was good, you know what I mean
^D#-Bb ^C Bb ^C Bb G
Summer heat, boy and girl meet
^C G# F ^C Bb-^C-Bb ^D#
But uh, oh those summer nights
F# D G-E A G A A-G
It turned colder that’s where it ends
F# D G E A A A G-E-D
So I told her we’d still be friends
F# D G A F# A B
Then we made our true love vow
G# – G# A G# G#-G# A
Wonder what she’s doing now
^D – A B ^C# ^D ^C# B
Summer dreams ripped at the seams
B G ^D ^C#-^D-^C# ^E
But oh, those summer ~ nights