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Summertime

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SummerBbmtime FaBbmnd the livin' is BbmeasyF  Bbm  
Fish are Ebmjumpin' and the cotton is FaughighF  Cm  Fmaj7  
Oh, your Bbmdaddy's FricBbmh and your Fma is gBbmood loFokiBbmn'
So Dbhush little babyBbm,   Dbdon't you BbmcryEbm  Bbm  F  
One Bbmof these FmorningsBbm, you're goin' to rise up BbmsingFinBbm'
Then you Ebmspread your wings and you'll Ctake Cmto the FaugskyC  F  
But Bbm'til that FmornBbmin', there's a-nEbothFin' can Bbmharm FyouBbm  
With Dbdaddy and mammy    Bbm  Dbstandin' BbmbyEbm  Faug  F  
One Bbmof these GbmorFninBbmgs, you're goin' to rise up GbsinFgiBbmn'
Then you Ebmspread your wings and you'll take the FaugskyF  Cm  F  
But Bbm'til that FmornBbmin', there's a-nEbothFin' can Bbmharm Fyou
With Dbdaddy and mammy    Bbm  Dbstandin' BbmbyEbm  Faug  F  Bbm  

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Summertime

by Billie Holiday

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

Faug

Fmaj7

Bbm F Bbm Bbm F Bbm

Summertime and the livin' is easy

Ebm Faug F Cm Fmaj7

Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high

Bbm F Bbm F Bbm F Bbm

Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'

Db Bbm Db Bbm Ebm Bbm F

So hush little baby, don't you cry

Bbm F Bbm Bbm F Bbm

One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin'

Ebm C Cm Faug C F

Then you spread your wings and you'll take to the sky

Bbm F Bbm Eb F Bbm F Bbm

But 'til that mornin', there's a-nothin' can harm you

Db Bbm Db Bbm Ebm Faug F

With daddy and mammy standin' by

Bbm Gb F Bbm Gb F Bbm

One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin'

Ebm Faug F Cm F

Then you spread your wings and you'll take the sky

Bbm F Bbm Eb F Bbm F

But 'til that mornin', there's a-nothin' can harm you

Db Bbm Db Bbm Ebm Faug F Bbm

With daddy and mammy standin' by

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