Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 19:35:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French
Subject: Summertime, corrected chords and lyrics
Summertime, Corrected lyrics and chords
Title: Summertime
Music: George Gershwin
Lyrics: DuBose Heyward
Arrangement: Doug French, dfrench@site.gmu.edu
Intro/vamp:
|: Dm6 A7 :| Dm6 A+ |
Summer-
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A7 |
time, an` the livin` is
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A7 Dm6 |
ea - sy, Fish are
| Gm7 Bb6 | Gm7 Bbmaj7 Gdim |
jumpin` an` the cotton is
| A E7(9) | A Am6 A7-5 |
high. Oh, yo`
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A7 |
dad - dy`s rich, an` yo` ma is good
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 G7 |
look - in`, So
| F Dm | G Gm7 |
hush, little ba - by, don` yo`
| Dm | Dm Dm7 |
cry.
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A+ |
One of these
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A7 |
mornin`s, you goin` to rise up
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A7 Dm6 |
sing - in` Then you`ll
| Gm7 Bb6 | Gm7 Bbmaj7 Gdim |
spread yo` wings an` you`ll take the
| A E7 | A Am6 A7-5 |
sky. But till that
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 A7 |
mornin` there`s a nothin` can
| Dm6 A7 | Dm6 G7 |
harm you With
| F Dm | G Gm7 |
Dad- dy and Mammy stand - in`
| Dm | G Bb7 |
by.
| F6 Bb9 | Ebmaj7 A13 |
| Dm7 | Dm7 |
| Dm6 |
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Simplified chords:
|: Dm6 A7 :| Dm7 A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 Dm7 |
| Gm7 Bb | Gm7 Bb7 Gdim |
| A E7 | A A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm G7 |
| F Dm | G Gm7 |
| Dm | Dm Dm7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 Dm7 |
| Gm7 Bb | Gm7 Bb7 Gdim |
| A E7 | A A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 A7 |
| Dm7 A7 | Dm7 G7 |
| F Dm | G Gm7 |
| Dm | G Bb7 |
| F Bb7 | Eb7 A7 |
| Dm7 | Dm7 |
| Dm6 |
Doug
dfrench@site.gmu.edu