Why God Made Summertime chords by Blackjack Billy

"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