"Why God Made Summertime"
Blackjack Billy
Intro:
|D |D |Bm |G | x2
Verse 1:
D
Gimme a fastball flying over home plate
Bm G
A corn dog and some ten cent lemonade
D Bm
Stands all packed little brother up at bat
G
(That's right)
D
How bout a shady tree and a dog in the front yard
Bm G
Begging me to throw him that tennis ball
D Bm G
Bucket full of suds washing up a bucket of rust
G
Kids out of school, sky's shining blue
A
Long days, sun rays nothing like June
Chorus 1:
D Em
Got the gang out back, sprinkler in the grass
G A
T-bones grillin, cold Corona chillin
D Em
Get your lazy on all day long
G A
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime
|D |Em |G | A
That's why god made summertime
|D |D |Bm |G |
Verse 2:
D
Gimme a tire swing down by the old creek
Bm G
Scraped knees, damn it's only waist deep
D Bm G
Jump in cool off your sunburned skin
G
Kicking back killing time living that good life
A
Ain't nothing like soaking up July
Chorus 2:
D Em
Gang's out back sprinkler in the grass
G A
T-bones grillin, cold Corona chillin
D Em
Get your lazy on all day long
G A
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime
Solo:
|D |Em |G |A | x2
Bridge:
G
Here comes twilight bringing out the fireflies
A
Stars shining got nothing on your eyes
G
Hurry up girl don't miss a gimme that
A
Long kiss, we're almost out of August
Chorus 3:
D Em
The gang's already parked out at the levee
G A
Circled up headlights let's do it right
D Em
And get your crazy on all night long
G A
Let the stars shine that's why god made summertime
D Em
The gang's out back sprinkler in the grass
G A
T-bones grillin, cold Corona chillin
D Em
Get your lazy on all day long
G A
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime
Outro:
|D |Em |G A
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime
|D |Em |G A
That's why god made summertime
