Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
Dm Cm B Bbm A Gm F Em
Dm Cm B Bbm A Gm F Em
Verse 1:
Dm Cm
The tax man's taken all my dough
F E5
And left me in this stately home
A Gm F Em Dm Cm B Bbm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
Dm Cm
And I can't even sail my yacht
F E5
He's taken everything I've got
A Gm F Em Dm Cm B Bbm
All I got's this sunny afternoon
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Chorus 1:
D G
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C F A
I got a big fat momma trying to break me
D G
And I love to live so pleasantly
D G C
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Cm B Bbm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Verse 2:
Dm Cm
My girlfriend's run off with my car
F Esus
And gone back to her ma and pa
A Gm F Em Dm Cm B Bbm
Telling tales of parrot heads and parties
Dm Cm
And now I'm just sitting here
F Esus
Sipping on this ice cold beer
A Gm F Em Dm Cm B Bbm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Chorus 2:
D G
Help me, help me, help me sail away
C F A
Well give me two good reasons why I ought to stay
D G
βCause I love to live so pleasantly
D G C
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Cm B Bbm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Dm Cm B Bbm
In the summertime
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
[Solo]
Dm Cm B Bbm A Gm F Em
Dm Cm B Bbm A Gm F Em
Chorus 3:
D G
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C F A
I got a big fat momma trying to break me
D G
And I love to live so pleasantly
D G C
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Cm B Bbm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Dm Cm B Bbm
In the summertime
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Outro:
Dm Cm B Bbm
Taxman's taken all my dough
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
Dm Cm B Bbm
Gonna find that passport and out of here I'll go
A Gm F Em
In the summertime Catch me a flight to Saint somewhere
Dm Cm B Bbm
Get out of this cold weather, go somewhere where nobody knows my name
A Gm F Em
In the summertime/ Try to keep my mouth shut
Dm Cm B Bbm
Try to go confession at least once a week
A Gm F Em
In the summertime/ Somewhere preferably south of the equator I believe
Dm Cm B Bbm
Where itβs summertime, where winter spends the summer
A Gm F Em
In the summertime/ Somewhere like that
Dm Cm B Bbm
A Gm F Em
In the summertime
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