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Summertime:Ricky Nelson.
#111 CASH BOX and #89 on BB Hot 100
on IMPERIAL Records in 1962.
Album - Album Seven By Rick.
(A different take on an old standard.)
INTRO:  E   G   EmG..E  G   EG..E  G   D   E   G   EmG..
#1.
EmSummertime, and the livin' is easy.
GFish are Djump-Amin' Aand the cotton Bmis Bhigh.
BYour EmDaddy's Grich Emand your GMa is good Emlookin'.
GSo, Emhush little Gbaby, Adon't Dyou Emcry.G  Em  
#2.
Gm7One of these Emornin's Emyou're Ggonna rise Emup 
singin'.
GYou're gonna Aspread your Gwings, Aand Gtake to 
the Bsky.
#3.
BBut until that Emmornin', you Gknow nothin' Emgonna
harm Gyou.
GCause your Daddy and AMommy, Bmthey're Emstandin' Gby.
INTERLUDE:  Em   G   Em   G   Em   E   G   A   B   Gm7   Em   G   E   G  Em  
           G A G Em G E
#4.
EWell, one of these mornings Emyou're Ggonna rise Emup 
singing.
GGonna spread your Awings (in summerAmtime) and Atake 
Emto the Bmsky-y-By.
But until that Emmornin' (in summertime) Gwell, there's 
nothin' Emgonna harm you (in summertime) with your GDaddy 
and AmMommy, Emthey're Gstandin' Emby.
OUTRO:
EmAwww, summerGtime (summerEmtime) GsummerEmtime (summertime)
well, summerGtime (summertime) summerEmtime..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Summertime

by Ricky Nelson

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Gm7

Summertime:Ricky Nelson.

#111 CASH BOX and #89 on BB Hot 100

on IMPERIAL Records in 1962.

Album - Album Seven By Rick.

(A different take on an old standard.)

E G Em G E G D E G Em

INTRO: G..E G..E G..

#1.

Summertime, and the livin' is easy.

G D Am A Bm B

Fish are jump-in' and the cotton is high.

B Em G Em G Em

Your Daddy's rich and your Ma is good lookin'.

G Em G A D Em G Em

So, hush little baby, don't you cry.

#2.

Gm7 E Em G Em

One of these mornin's you're gonna rise up

singin'.

G A G A G

You're gonna spread your wings, and take to

the sky.

#3.

B Em G Em

But until that mornin', you know nothin' gonna

harm you.

G A Bm Em G

Cause your Daddy and Mommy, they're standin' by.

Em G Em G Em E G A B Gm7 Em G E G Em

INTERLUDE:

G A G Em G E

#4.

E Em G Em

Well, one of these mornings you're gonna rise up

singing.

G A Am A

Gonna spread your wings (in summertime) and take

Em Bm B

to the sky-y-y.

Em G

But until that mornin' (in summertime) well, there's

Em G

nothin' gonna harm you (in summertime) with your Daddy

Am Em G Em

and Mommy, they're standin' by.

OUTRO:

Em G Em G Em

Awww, summertime (summertime) summertime (summertime)

G Em

well, summertime (summertime) summertime..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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