{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1828798,"song":"Thank God For The Summertime","artist":"Ben Rector","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11403903-thank-god-for-the-summertime-chords-by-ben-rector/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1828798?type=chord","rating":4.78958,"votes":10,"content":"Thank God For The Summertime\r\nBen Rector\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . (g)(a)(c) |\r\n  Drums                                (walkup)\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (g)(a)(c) |\r\n   \r\n                         \r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n . Start my Saturday the right way [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n . Playing wiffle ball at Steve's place[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                 (g)(a)(c)\r\n . League champs since the third week of May .  .  Deal with that[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n . While we're working out the lawn chair strike zone [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n . Go on and turn off your cell phone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n . Whoever needs to call you can wait, yeah .[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab](g)(a)(c)  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   \r\n Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  thank God for the summertime, yeah, yeah .  .[/tab]\r\n[tab](g)(a)(c)  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  no cares and I'm doin' fine [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                |[ch]C[/ch] <> |\r\n No cares and I'm doin' fine, thank God for the summertime[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n . Tomorrow mornin' we could hit the river[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n . Sit in inner tubes and simmer[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (g)(a)(c)\r\n . Work hard on a sunburn all day, .  .  mmmm [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n . Or if we stay up late we'll sleep in [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n . 'Cause every day is like the weekend[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   \r\n . Thank God for the months after May, yeah, yeah .  . [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   \r\n Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  thank God for the summertime, yeah, yeah .  .[/tab]\r\n[tab](g)(a)(c)  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  no cares and I'm doin' fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               \r\n No cares and I'm doin' fine, thank God for the summertime[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge (see rhythm note below):\r\n[tab]|[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch]                                      |                          \r\n       . Every day feels just like the weekend [/tab]\r\n[tab]|[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch]                                      |\r\n       . Sam Cooke plays through the speakers[/tab]\r\n[tab]|[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]       |[ch]Dm[/ch] <> |[ch]Dm[/ch] <>  |\r\n     Oh, oh, oh      [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      |[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch] |[ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                    |[ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLead:  Mmm-mmm, ah-ah-ah-ah, thank God for the summertime .[/tab]\r\nBGV:\r\n\r\n[tab]                        |[ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                 |\r\nLead:  Thank God for the . thank God for the summertime[/tab]\r\nBGV:\r\n\r\n[tab]      (g)(a)(c)  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nLead:            Oh, yeah, yeah [/tab]\r\nBGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)         . (Thank God for the summertime) . \r\n\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                \r\nLead:  And did I mention we were league champs baby? Oh, oh, oh[/tab]\r\nBGV:\r\n\r\n[tab]      (g)(a)(c)  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLead:  Yeah, yeah,  mmm, thank God for, . thank God for the summertime[/tab]\r\nBGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh,   oh)              . (No cares and I'm doin'     fine)\r\n \r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                      \r\nLead: Thank God for the summerti-ime, . yeah, yeah, yeah[/tab]\r\nBGV:                           (Thank God for the summertime)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] <> |\r\n\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n- Parentheses ( ) around a lower case letter means a note should be \r\n  played instead of a chord.\r\n- The chords are \"pushed\" often falling before the beat.\r\n\r\nCharted by Dexex\r\n\r\nI write chord charts for my own use as a rhythm guitarist. I don't \r\nclaim they are the \"right\" way. They're intended to be taken as my\r\napproach to a song, not to notate exactly how a song was played on a\r\nrecording.","plain_text":"Thank God For The Summertime\nBen Rector\n\nIntro:\n| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . (g)(a)(c) |\n  Drums                                (walkup)\n| C C/B | Am G | F Em | Dm G (g)(a)(c) |\n   \n                         \n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nBridge (see rhythm note below):\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nBGV:\n\n\nBGV:\n\n\nBGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)         . (Thank God for the summertime) . \n\n\nBGV:\n\n\nBGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh,   oh)              . (No cares and I'm doin'     fine)\n \n\nBGV:                           (Thank God for the summertime)\n\n\n[Outro]\n| C | C | C <> |\n\n\nNotes:\n- Parentheses ( ) around a lower case letter means a note should be \n  played instead of a chord.\n- The chords are \"pushed\" often falling before the beat.\n\nCharted by Dexex\n\nI write chord charts for my own use as a rhythm guitarist. I don't \nclaim they are the \"right\" way. They're intended to be taken as my\napproach to a song, not to notate exactly how a song was played on a\nrecording.","chords":["C","C/B","Am","G","F","Em","Dm","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}