Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
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Key: Em
Time Signature: 12/8
πΈ Intro:
| Em B7 |
| Em D | Am B7 | x4
πΈ Verse 1:
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 C/D
Summertime
and the livin' is
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 D7
easy
Am Am/G# Am/G Am
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is
B7 C7 B7 Am G F#dim7
high Your Daddy's
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 C/D
rich
and your Momma's good
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 D7
lookin'
πΈ Chorus:
G Em7 Am B7
So hush little baby, don't you cry
Em Em/D# Em/D Am B7
don't you cry
don't you cry
Link:
| Em D | Am B7 |
| Em D | Am B7 |
πΈ Verse 2:
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 C/D
One of these mornings
you're gonna rise up
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 D7
singing
Am Am/G# Am/G Am
Then you'll spread your wings
and you'll take to the
B7 C7 B7 Am G F#dim7
sky to the sky But till that
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 C/D
morning
there's a nothin' can
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 D7
harm you
πΈ Chorus:
G Em7 Am B7
With Daddy and Momma, standing by
Em Em/D# Em/D Am B7
standing by
standing by
Link:
| Em D | Am B7 |
| Em D | Am B7 |
πΈ Instrumental:
| Am Am/G# | Am/G Am |
| B7 C7 | B7 Am G F#dim7 |
| Em D | Am B7 |
| Em D | Am B7 |
Link:
| E | Em Am B7 |
πΈ Verse 3:
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 C/D
Summertime
and the livin' is
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 D7
easy
Am Am/G# Am/G Am
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is
B7 C7 B7 Am G F#dim7
high Your Daddy's
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 C/D
rich
and your Momma's good
Em Em/D# Em/D A7 D7
lookin'
πΈ Chorus:
G Em7 Am B7
So hush little baby, don't you cry
Em Em/D# Em/D Am B7
don't you cry
don't you cry
πΈ Outro:
| Em D | Am B7 |
| Em D | Am B7 | E |
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Summertime (Tabs)
Song History
Published: March 20, 2022
Last Updated: May 6, 2026