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In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry - Guitar Chords
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In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry (Ray Dorset, 1970)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 160 BPM (3 Min. 43 Sec.) in 'E'.
(Chords)
GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass Chord
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E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 E B-C#-E-G#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
B7 - x 2 1 2 0 2 B B-D#-F#-A -OR-
- x 2 4 2 4 2 B B-D#-F#-A
As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
B7 for the B. It sounds good either way.
[Intro]
[12.25 M]
E E6 E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… In the
[Verse 1]
[12 M]
E E
sum-mer-… time… when the wea-ther is high,… you can
E E
stretch right… up… and… touch… the sky… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mind…
E B A
Have a drink,… have a drive,… go out and see… what you can
E E
find… If her
[Verse 2]
[12 M]
E E E
dad-dy's… rich,… take her out for a meal… If her dad-dy's… poor,… just…
E A A
do what you feel… Speed a-long the… lane,… do a ton,… or a ton and twen-ty-
E E B
five… When the sun… goes down… you can
A E E
make it, make it good in a lay-by… We're no
[Verse 3]
[12 M]
E E
threat,… peo-… ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean… We love
E E
ev-… 'ry-bo-… dy, but we do as we please… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the sea…
E B
We're al-ways hap-… py,… Life's for
A E E
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy… Sing a-
[Chorus 1]
[12 M]
E E E
-long… with us,… dee dee dee dee… dee… Dah do dah dah… dah… Yeah, we're
E A A E
hap-hap-… py… Dah… dah… dah,… dee dah do dee do do dah do dah…
E B A E E
Dah do dah dah… dah… dah dah… dah… do dah dah…
[Re-Intro]
[12 M]
E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… When the
[Verse 4]
[16 M]
E E
win-ter's-… here,… yeah, it's par-… ty time… Bring a
E E
bot-tle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be sum-mer-time… and we'll
A A E
sing a-… gain… We'll go driv-in', or may-be we'll set-tle down…
E B
If she's rich,… if she's nice,… bring your
A E E N.C. N.C. E E6
friends… and we'll all go in-to town…
[Re-Intro 2]
E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… In the
[Verse 5]
(repeat verse 1)
[12M]
E E
sum-mer-… time… when the wea-ther is high,… you can
E E
stretch right… up… and… touch… the sky… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mind…
E B A
Have a drink…, have a drive,… go out and see… what you can
E E
find… If her
[Verse 6]
[12 M]
E E E
dad-dy's… rich,… take her out for a meal… If her dad-dy's… poor,… just…
E A A
do what you feel… Speed a-long the… lane,… do a ton,… or a ton and twen-ty-
E E B
five… When the sun… goes down… you can
A E E
make it, make it good in a lay-by… We're no
[Verse 7]
(Repeat verse 3)
[12 M]
E E
threat,… peo-… ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean… We love
E E
ev-… 'ry-bo-… dy, but we do as we please… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the sea…
E B
We're al-ways hap-… py,… Life's for
A E E
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy… Sing a-
[Coda]
E E E
-long… with us,… dee dee dee dee… dee… Dah do dah dah… dah… Yeah, we're
E A A E
hap-hap-… py… Dah… dah… dah,… dee dah do dee do do dah do dah…
E B A E E
Dah do dah dah… dah… dah dah… dah… do dah dah…
To play in 'D', substitute the following chords for the ones above:
GUITAR KEYS
Orig. Sub. E A D G B e Bass Chord
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E - D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E6 - D6 - x x 0 2 0 2 D B-D-F#-A
A - G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G
B - A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B7 - A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
x 0 2 2 2 3 A A C# E G
As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
A7 for the A. It sounds good either way.
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