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Summertime

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Summertime chords
 Am   E7    Am( Am   E7   Am  E7)
Am E7 Am E7
            Am( E7   Am  E7)          E    Am( E7   Am  E7)
It's summertime and the  living is easy
The fish are Fjumping and the F7cotton is EhighE7  
              Am( E7   Am  E7)             E       Am( E7   Am  E7)
Your daddy's rich and your  mama's good looking
                      C      Am           F    Am( E7   Am  E7)
Won't you hush, pretty baby, don't you cry
           E7   Am( E7   Am  E7)                   E    Am( E7   Am  E7)
One of these mornings you're going to wake up singing
There you're going to Fspread wings and F7take to the EskyE7  
               Am( E7   Am  E7)                          E     E7   Am( E7   Am  E7)
But till that morning ain't nothing, nothing going to harm you
With your Cmommy and Amdaddy Fthere standing Amby
            Am( E7   Am  E7)          E    Am( E7   Am  E7)
It's summertime and the  living is easy
The fish are Fjumping and the F7cotton is EhighE7  
              Am( E7   Am  E7)             E       Am( E7   Am  E7)
Your daddy's rich and your  mama's good looking
                      C      Am           F    Am( E7   Am  E7). . . .Am
Won't you hush, pretty baby, don't you cry

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Summertime

by The Zombies

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Summertime chords

Am E7 Am Am E7 Am E7

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Am E7 Am E7

Am E7 Am E7 E Am E7 Am E7

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It's summertime and the living is easy

F F7 E E7

The fish are jumping and the cotton is high

Am E7 Am E7 E Am E7 Am E7

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Your daddy's rich and your mama's good looking

C Am F Am E7 Am E7

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Won't you hush, pretty baby, don't you cry

E7 Am E7 Am E7 E Am E7 Am E7

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One of these mornings you're going to wake up singing

F F7 E E7

There you're going to spread wings and take to the sky

Am E7 Am E7 E E7 Am E7 Am E7

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But till that morning ain't nothing, nothing going to harm you

C Am F Am

With your mommy and daddy there standing by

Am E7 Am E7 E Am E7 Am E7

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It's summertime and the living is easy

F F7 E E7

The fish are jumping and the cotton is high

Am E7 Am E7 E Am E7 Am E7

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Your daddy's rich and your mama's good looking

C Am F Am E7 Am E7

( ). . . .Am

Won't you hush, pretty baby, don't you cry

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