'Summertime' by George Gershwin - Guitar Tutorial
Song lyrics:
Intro/vamp:
Dm6 A7 Dm6 A+
Summer-
Dm A7 Dm6 A7
time, an' the livin' is
Dm6 A7 Dm6 A7 Dm6
ea-sy, Fish are
Gm7 Bb6 Gm7 Bbmaj7 G#dim
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 D#m7
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 G#dim
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 G#dim
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 G#dim
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
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