{"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":2208049,"song":"Summertime Doin Time","artist":"Sublime","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2208049-summertime-doin-time-chords-by-sublime/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2208049?type=chord","rating":4.9736,"votes":61,"content":"This is the final song on Sublime's third album, and it was their commercial breakthrough. It became a hit\r\nshortly after Sublime lead singer Brad Nowell died of a drug overdose.\r\n\r\n\"Doin' Time\" was originally in the lyrics but was replaced by \"Summertime\" at the last minute.\r\n\r\nOn this track, Brad Nowell compares life with his cheating girlfriend to being locked down in prison -\r\nsomewhat ironic since in real life, these roles were usually reversed. \"He screwed around on the road,\"\r\nSublime bass player Eric Wilson told us about Nowell.\r\n\r\nThis contains a sample from the Beastie Boys' \"Slow and Low\" from their 1986 album License to Ill. The line\r\nis, \"And when we do it like this, in the place to be.\"\r\n\r\nSuggested Chord Voicings\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n|---7-------------|\r\n|---8----3----5---|\r\n|---9----4----6---|\r\n|---9----5----7---|\r\n|---7----5----7---|\r\n|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSummertime       and the living's easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd Bradley's on the microphone with ras m.g.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll the people in the dance will agree[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat we're   well qualified to represent the LB-C[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nMe, me and Louie run to the party[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B7[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nDance   to the rhythm it gets   harder[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Me and my girl we got this relationship[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    I love her so bad but she treats me like...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    On lock down   like a penitentiary[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe spreads her lovin' all over[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd when she gets home there’s none left   for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSummertime       and the living's easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd Bradley's on the microphone with ras m.g.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll the people in the dance will agree[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat we're   well qualified to represent the LB-C[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nMe, me and Louie run to the party[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nDance   to the rhythm it gets   harder[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    Oh take this veil from off my   eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    My burning   sun will someday    rise[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo what am I gonna be doin' for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSaid I'm gonna play with myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShow them   how   we come off the shelf      So what?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSummertime       and the living's easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd Bradley's on the microphone with ras m.g.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll the people in the dance will agree[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat we're   well qualified to represent the LB-C[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nMe, me and Louie run to the party[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nDance   to the rhythm it gets   harder[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Interlude]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nE--vil[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI've come to tell you that she's evil   most definitely[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nE--vil[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOrnery scandalous and evil   most definitely[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe tension      is getting hotter[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd like to hold her       head underwater[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n            Me and my girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwe got this relationship[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMe and my girl we got this relationship[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy girl we got this relationship[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my girl we got this [relationship][/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTake a tip, take a tip, take a tip from me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd Bradley's on the microphone with ras m.g.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll the people in the dance will agree[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat we're   well qualified to represent the LB-C[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nMe, me and Louie run to the party[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nDance   to the rhythm it gets   harder[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nSummertime, the living's easy...","plain_text":"This is the final song on Sublime's third album, and it was their commercial breakthrough. It became a hit\nshortly after Sublime lead singer Brad Nowell died of a drug overdose.\n\n\"Doin' Time\" was originally in the lyrics but was replaced by \"Summertime\" at the last minute.\n\nOn this track, Brad Nowell compares life with his cheating girlfriend to being locked down in prison -\nsomewhat ironic since in real life, these roles were usually reversed. \"He screwed around on the road,\"\nSublime bass player Eric Wilson told us about Nowell.\n\nThis contains a sample from the Beastie Boys' \"Slow and Low\" from their 1986 album License to Ill. The line\nis, \"And when we do it like this, in the place to be.\"\n\nSuggested Chord Voicings\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nEm G A\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nSummertime, the living's easy...","chords":["Em","G","A","Am","C","F#7","B7","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}