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Summertime

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[Intro]
D C B A
SummerAmtime   Bm                  Cand the Bmlivin' is easyAm  Bm  C  Bm  
Fish are jDmumpiEmng     FAnd the cotton's hEigE7h
Your daddy's riAmch    Bm        CAnd your Bmmom is good lookin'Am  Bm  C  G  
So huCsh, lAmittle baby
DmDonE't you cAmryDm  Am  E  
One of these mAmorniBmngs         CYou're gonna rBmise up singin'Am  Bm  C  Bm  
You're gonna sDmpread your EmwingFs    And you'll take to the skEyE7  
Until that Ammorning   Bm          CThere ain't Bmnothing gonna hAmarm youBm  C  G  
With dCaddy and Ammummy sDmtandEming AmbyDm  Am  E  
[solo]
  Am  Bm C Bm                Am  Bm C Bm
  Dm  Em  F           E E7
  Am  Bm C Bm                Am  Bm C G
  C    Am
  Dm E   Am   Dm     Am      E
SummertiAmme     Bm                CAnd the Bmlivin' is eAmasyBm  C  Bm  
Fish are jDmumping    Em   FAnd the cotton's EhiE7gh
Your daddy's rAmich   Bm        CAnd your Bmmom is good lookinAm'Bm  C  G  
So huCsh, little bAmaby
DmDonE't you cAmryDm  Am  E  
One of these AmmornBmingCs          You're gonna Bmrise up singin'Am  Bm  C  Bm  
You're gonna sDmpread your EmwingFs     And you'll take to the EskE7y
Until that mAmorniBmng            CThere ain't Bmnothing gonna hAmarm youBm  C  G  
[outro]
WitCh daddy and mAmummy stDmandiEmng bAmyDm  Am  G  
WiCth daddy and mAmummy sDmtanEding byD  C  B  A  

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Summertime

by Brainbox

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

D C B A

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm

Summertime and the livin' is easy

Dm Em F E E7

Fish are jumping And the cotton's high

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C G

Your daddy's rich And your mom is good lookin'

C Am

So hush, little baby

Dm E Am Dm Am E

Don't you cry

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm

One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singin'

Dm Em F E E7

You're gonna spread your wings And you'll take to the sky

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C G

Until that morning There ain't nothing gonna harm you

C Am Dm Em Am Dm Am E

With daddy and mummy standing by

[solo]

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm

Dm Em F E E7

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C G

C Am

Dm E Am Dm Am E

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm

Summertime And the livin' is easy

Dm Em F E E7

Fish are jumping And the cotton's high

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C G

Your daddy's rich And your mom is good lookin'

C Am

So hush, little baby

Dm E Am Dm Am E

Don't you cry

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm

One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singin'

Dm Em F E E7

You're gonna spread your wings And you'll take to the sky

Am Bm C Bm Am Bm C G

Until that morning There ain't nothing gonna harm you

[outro]

C Am Dm Em Am Dm Am G

With daddy and mummy standing by

C Am Dm E D C B A

With daddy and mummy standing by

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