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Thank God For The Summertime
Ben Rector
Intro:
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . (g)(a)(c) |
  Drums                                (walkup)
|  C   C/B|  Am   G|  F   Em|  Dm   G(g)(a)(c) |
[Verse]
 C. Start my C/BSaturday the right way 
 Am. Playing Gwiffle ball at Steve's place
                F                            Em   Dm                   G(g)(a)(c)
 . League champs since the third week of May .  .  Deal with that
 C. While we're working C/Bout the lawn chair strike zone 
 Am. Go on and Gturn off your cell phone
 F. Whoever Emneeds to call you can Dmwait, yeah G.
[Chorus]
(g)(a)(c)     C    C/B         Am                   G       F           Em   Dm     G  
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  thank God for the summertime, yeah, yeah .  .
(g)(a)(c)     C    C/B      Am                     G  F  
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  no cares and I'm doin' fine 
                      Em            Dm                  G| C<> |
 No cares and I'm doin' fine, thank God for the summertime
[Verse]
 C. Tomorrow mornin' C/Bwe could hit the river
 Am. Sit in Ginner tubes and simmer
            F                      Em   Dm   G(g)(a)(c)
 . Work hard on a sunburn all day, .  .  mmmm 
 C. Or if we C/Bstay up late we'll sleep in 
 Am. 'Cause every Gday is like the weekend
 F. Thank God Emfor the months after DmMay, Emyeah, yeah F.  G. 
[Chorus]
 Oh-oh-oh, Coh, C/Boh,  Am.  thank GGod for the summerFtime, Emyeah, yeah Dm.  G.
(g)(a)(c)     C    C/B      Am                     G  F  
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  no cares and I'm doin' fine
 No Emcares and I'm doin' Dmfine, thank GGod for the summertime
Bridge (see rhythm note below):
| Bb   F|                                      C|                          
       . Every day feels just like the weekend 
| Bb   F|                                      C|
       . Sam Cooke plays through the speakers
| Bb         F| Dm<> | Dm<>  |
     Oh, oh, oh      
[Chorus]
      |   C   C/B|       Am                      G|          F  Em  
Lead:  Mmm-mmm, ah-ah-ah-ah, thank God for the summertime .
BGV:
                        |          Dm                   G|
Lead:  Thank God for the . thank God for the summertime
BGV:
      (g)(a)(c)     C           C/B         Am                         G    F  
Lead:            Oh, yeah, yeah 
BGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)         . (Thank God for the summertime) . 
Lead:  And did I mention we Emwere league champs baby? DmOh, Goh, oh
BGV:
      (g)(a)(c)       C                C/B            Am                   G  F  
Lead:  Yeah, yeah,  mmm, thank God for, . thank God for the summertime
BGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh,   oh)              . (No cares and I'm doin'     fine)
Lead: Thank God Emfor the summerti-Dmime, G. yeah, yeah, yeah
BGV:                           (Thank God for the summertime)
[Outro]
|  C|  C|  C<> |
Notes:
- Parentheses ( ) around a lower case letter means a note should be 
  played instead of a chord.
- The chords are "pushed" often falling before the beat.
Charted by Dexex
I write chord charts for my own use as a rhythm guitarist. I don't 
claim they are the "right" way. They're intended to be taken as my
approach to a song, not to notate exactly how a song was played on a
recording.

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Thank God For The Summertime

by Ben Rector

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C/B

Thank God For The Summertime

Ben Rector

Intro:

| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . (g)(a)(c) |

Drums (walkup)

C C/B Am G F Em Dm G

| | | | (g)(a)(c) |

[Verse]

C C/B

. Start my Saturday the right way

Am G

. Playing wiffle ball at Steve's place

F Em Dm G

(g)(a)(c)

. League champs since the third week of May . . Deal with that

C C/B

. While we're working out the lawn chair strike zone

Am G

. Go on and turn off your cell phone

F Em Dm G

. Whoever needs to call you can wait, yeah .

[Chorus]

C C/B Am G F Em Dm G

(g)(a)(c)

Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, . thank God for the summertime, yeah, yeah . .

C C/B Am G F

(g)(a)(c)

Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, . no cares and I'm doin' fine

Em Dm G C

| <> |

No cares and I'm doin' fine, thank God for the summertime

[Verse]

C C/B

. Tomorrow mornin' we could hit the river

Am G

. Sit in inner tubes and simmer

F Em Dm G

(g)(a)(c)

. Work hard on a sunburn all day, . . mmmm

C C/B

. Or if we stay up late we'll sleep in

Am G

. 'Cause every day is like the weekend

F Em Dm Em F G

. Thank God for the months after May, yeah, yeah . .

[Chorus]

C C/B Am G F Em Dm G

Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, . thank God for the summertime, yeah, yeah . .

C C/B Am G F

(g)(a)(c)

Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, . no cares and I'm doin' fine

Em Dm G

No cares and I'm doin' fine, thank God for the summertime

Bridge (see rhythm note below):

Bb F C

| | |

. Every day feels just like the weekend

Bb F C

| | |

. Sam Cooke plays through the speakers

Bb F Dm Dm

| | <> | <> |

Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]

C C/B Am G F Em

| | |

Lead: Mmm-mmm, ah-ah-ah-ah, thank God for the summertime .

BGV:

Dm G

| |

Lead: Thank God for the . thank God for the summertime

BGV:

C C/B Am G F

(g)(a)(c)

Lead: Oh, yeah, yeah

BGV: (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh) . (Thank God for the summertime) .

Em Dm G

Lead: And did I mention we were league champs baby? Oh, oh, oh

BGV:

C C/B Am G F

(g)(a)(c)

Lead: Yeah, yeah, mmm, thank God for, . thank God for the summertime

BGV: (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh) . (No cares and I'm doin' fine)

Em Dm G

Lead: Thank God for the summerti-ime, . yeah, yeah, yeah

BGV: (Thank God for the summertime)

[Outro]

C C C

| | | <> |

Notes:

- Parentheses ( ) around a lower case letter means a note should be

played instead of a chord.

- The chords are "pushed" often falling before the beat.

Charted by Dexex

I write chord charts for my own use as a rhythm guitarist. I don't

claim they are the "right" way. They're intended to be taken as my

approach to a song, not to notate exactly how a song was played on a

recording.

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