In The Summertime by Thirsty Merc

Name: In The Summertime
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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   
E            A  B
They say I was wrong
E           A   B
But I know better 
E               A       B
I live my life like I'm dying
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
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
     (Ab)  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
     (Ab)  A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be
E                A B
I can't complain   
E          A     B
'Cos I'm still breathing
E           A    B   E       A   B
There's nobody breathing down my neck now
F#
Gimme a go
A
Like an open furnace setting fire to snow
F#                             A
When winter comes I'll ask the crowd
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
     (Ab)  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
     (Ab)  A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be
F#
So let me run
A
I'll dream until my head weighs 16 tonnes
F#                                                      A
And when I wake sometime in June I'll say                
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
     (Ab)  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
     (Ab)  A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be
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
     (Ab)  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
     (Ab)  A
Baby, in the summertime
     (Ab)  A
Baby, in the summertime
     (Ab)  A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be

In The Summertime Chords Info

In The Summertime Chords by Thirsty Merc

Published: July 5, 2021

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Chords: E, A, B, F#, C#m, Ab