Intro: D C D C D C D C Chorus: D In the summertime C Driving up the west coast D Me and my valentine C We ainʼt got no place to go D C Nothing ahead but the open road D C Em Ohhhhh D C They’re in the bad lands looking for me D C Weʼre in the city getting high with the freaks D C Put the juke box back on Lou Reed D Am Iʼm free Pre-chorus: D C D Hey, it’s my life C D Hold on tight C D Itʼs my life F Am C Chorus: D I I I Am I know what to do C G Now that Iʼve got a man like you D In the summertime Am C It can be so cruel G Baby donʼt be cruel D I I I Am I know what to do C G Now that Iʼve got a man like you D In the summertime Am It can be so cruel C F# D Am Baby donʼt be cruel D Am Baby youʼre so cool C G Post-chorus: D I need real love Am Fucking in the backseat D Real love C Just like Sid and Nancy D Real love Am D Nothing more than you and me C D C Verse: D 6 foot angel C Love of my life D C Ima make it out of here dead or alive D C Ima gonna make this boy my wife D Am I’m free D Hey C D It’s my life C D Hold on tight C D Itʼs my life F Am C Bridge: D C Am G Real love is a dangerous game but it’s one that I wanna play D Am G Real love is a gun to my brain but Iʼm drawn like a moth to the flame Pre-chorus: D C In the summertime G In the summertime D Am C G In the summertime Chorus: D I I I Am I know what to do C G Now that Iʼve got a man like you D In the summertime Am It can be so cruel C G D Am Baby donʼt be cruel C G Baby don’t be cruel D Am C G Baby youʼre so cool Post-chorus: D I need real love Am Fucking in the backseat D Real love C Just like Sid and Nancy D Real love Am D Nothing more than you and me Outro: D (Real love) D Fucking in the backseat D (Real love) D Just like Sid and Nancy D (Real love) D Nothing more than you and me