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Summertime

Barry Manilow

RockAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G○○○
Am×○○
C×○○
B7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
A9Diagram coming soon
FmDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
C7×○
F#Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introdução: G Am C B7 Em Am Em B7  
                                                                                                                                                                      
B7    Em   B7 Em  
Summertime        
          A9        Em   Am  Em Fm F#m Gm 
And the livin' is easy 
         Am        Am7+   
Fish are jumpin'           
Am7         C          B7   C  B7        
And the cotton is high. 
      Em     B7   Em 
Your daddy's rich    
         A9         Em Am7   Em  Fm  F#m  
And your mama's good-lookin' 
Am  G           Am    C7M  C7/9+   B7  Em  Am Em  B7 
So hush, little baby, don't             you cry 
B7           Em       B7 Em 
One of these mornin's        
               A9      Em  Am  Em  Fm F#m Gm 
You're gonna rise up singin' 
              Am          Am7+   Am7       C           B7    C B7 
You're gonna spread your wings  and take to the sky 
B7             Em    B7  Em  
But 'til that mornin'     
       A9         Em  Am   Em  Fm F#m 
Ain't nothin' can harm you 
Am    G G/F#    Em C7M C7/9+ B7 Em  B7  Em7 Em6 Am7 B7 Em 
With daddy and mammy standin' by

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Chord set

G · Am · C · B7 · Em · A9 · Fm · F#m · Gm · Am7 · C7 · F# · Em7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.