Summertime Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Capo:	no capo

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2 contributors total, last edit on Nov 13, 2021

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[Chorus]
Am
Summertime and the living is easy
    Dm                             E      E7
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high
Am
Your daddy's rich and your mama's good-looking
C                    Dm-E       Am
Hush, little baby don't you cry
 
[Instrumental]
Am – Am – Dm - E – E7
 
[Verse]
Am
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
          Dm                                     E       E7
Then you’ll spread your wings and take to the sky   (sky)
Am
But until that morning there is nothing can harm you now
          C                      Dm- E    Am
With daddy and mommy standing by
 
[Instrumental]
Am – Am – Dm – E – E7
 
[Chorus]
Am
Summertime and the living is easy
    Dm                             E      E7
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high, (high)
Am
Your daddy's rich and your mama's so good-looking
C                         Dm-E       Am
So hush, little baby don't you cry
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Summertime – Sam Cooke

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Transpose -5 to put in the key of Em, and play with the capo on 2nd fret. The original recording is in F#m.

If you play at a quick tempo and play Am G Am G Am G Am G dm dm You get more a jazzy bluesy feel.

Great bones. I ended up playing: dm dm For a jazzier feel.