Summertime — Billie Holiday
Chords and lyrics for Summertime by Billie Holiday (key of A#m).
Verse 1
[Bbm]Summertime[F] [Bbm]and the livin' is [Bbm][F]easy[Bbm]
Fish are [Ebm]jumpin' and the cotton is [Faug][F][Cm]high[Fmaj7]
Oh, your[Bbm] daddy's [F][Bbm]rich and your [F]ma is [Bbm]good [F][Bbm]lookin'
So [Db]hush little [Bbm]baby, [Db]don't you [Bbm][Ebm]cry[F][Bbm]
One [Bbm]of these [F][Bbm]mornings, you're goin' to rise up [Bbm][F][Bbm]singin'
Then you [Ebm]spread your wings and you'll [C]take [Cm]to the [Faug]sky[F][C]
But [Bbm]'til that [F][Bbm]mornin', there's [Eb][F]a-nothin' can [Bbm]harm [F]you[Bbm]
With [Db]daddy and mammy[Bbm] [Db]standin'[Bbm] [Ebm]by[F][Faug]
One [Bbm]of these [Gb][F][Bbm]mornings, you're goin' to rise up [Gb][F][Bbm]singin'
Then you [Ebm]spread your wings and you'll take the [Faug][F]sky[F][Cm]
But [Bbm]'til that [F][Bbm]mornin', there's [Eb][F]a-nothin' can [Bbm]harm [F]you
With [Db]daddy and mammy[Bbm] [Db]standin' [Bbm][Ebm]by[Bbm][F][Faug]
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