"Summertime" – Janis Joplin
Music by George Gershwin -Lyrics by DuBose Heyward.
│ Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 │ Gm Cm6 Gm Cm │ D7 D# Dm │
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
Summerti___me time time, and the livin' is easy
Cm D7 D# Dm
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton, the cotton is hi¬¬____gh
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
Oh your daddy's rich, and your momma's so good lookin'
A# Cm D7 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6
Hush baby, baby, baby, no no don't you cr___y, cr___y
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
One of these morn__ings, you're gonna rise, rise up sing__ing
Cm
You're gonna spread your wings, child,
Cm6 D7 D# Dm
And take, take to the sk____y, Lord the sk___y
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
Until that morning, honey mmmm nothin’s goin’ to harm you, babe
A# Gm D7 Gm Cm6 Gm
With your daddy and mammy, standing b_____y
Solo over verse or,
Pause and then repeat if you like. It’s very short without the solo
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
Summerti___me time time, and the livin' is easy
Cm6 D7 D# D7
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton, the cotton is high
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
Oh your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'
A# Cm D7 Gm Cm6 Gm
Hush baby, baby, baby, no no don't you cry, cr___y
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
One of these morn__ings, you're gonna rise, rise up sing__ing
Cm
You're gonna spread your wings, child,
Cm6 D7 D# D7
And take, take to the sky, Lord the sky
Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm Cm6 Gm
Until that morning, honey mmmm nothin’s goin’ to harm you, babe
A# Gm D7 Gm Cm6 Gm
Na na na na na na na na no no no no no no no no no no don’t you cry
D7 Gm
Aw___________e