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IN THE SUMMERTIME - Thirsty Merc
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Tabbed by: Matt Philips
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard - EADGBE
Chords Used:
E A B F# C#m G#
e|---0-----0-----2-----2-----4-----4---------------------------------------|
B|---0-----2-----4-----2-----5-----4---------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2-----4-----3-----6-----5---------------------------------------|
D|---2-----2-----4-----4-----6-----6---------------------------------------|
A|---2-----0-----2-----4-----4-----6---------------------------------------|
E|---0-----0-----x-----2-----x-----4---------------------------------------|
[Opening Riff]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7---|
E|-0--0-0-4-0-0-5--5/6/7--------|(x4)(then over top of verse)
[Verse 1]
E A B
I don't have a job
E A B
I never liked them
E A B E A B
I just wanna play in the sunshine
(same chords progression)
They say I was wrong
But I know better
I live my life like I'm dying
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F#
Gimme a chance
A
I'll do my best to kick and scream and dance
F# A
When winter comes I'll turn around
[Chorus]
B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
I can't complain
'Cos I'm still breathing
There's nobody breathing down my neck now
[Pre-Chorus 2]
(same as pre-chorus 1)
Gimme a go
Like an open furnace setting fire to snow
When winter comes I'll ask the crowd
[Chorus]
B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be
[Pre-Chorus 3]
(same as pre-chorus 1)
So let me run
I'll dream until my head weighs 16 tonnes
And when I wake sometime in June
I'll say
[Chorus]
B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
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