Summertime — Joanne Shaw Taylor
Chords and lyrics for Summertime by Joanne Shaw Taylor (key of Em).
Verse 1
Time Signature: 12/8
Intro
| Em B7 |
| Em D | G B7 | x4
Verse 1
[Em][Em/D#]Summertime, [Em/D] [A7] and the [C/D]livin' is
[Em][Em/D#][Em/D]easy[D7][A7]
Fish are [Am]jumpin' [Am/G#] [Am/G] and the [Am]cotton is
[B7][C7]high [B7] [Am] [G] Your [F#dim7]Daddy's
[Em][Em/D#]rich, [Em/D] [A7] and your [C/D]Momma's good
[Em][Em/D#][Em/D]lookin'[D7][A7]
Chorus
So [G]hush little [Em7]baby, don't you [Am]cry[B7]
don't you [Em][Em/D#]cry, [Em/D] don't you [Am]cry[B7]
Link
| Em D | G B7 |
| Em D | G B7 |
Verse 2
One of these [Em][Em/D#]mornings,[Em/D] [A7] you're gonna [C/D]rise up
[Em][Em/D#][Em/D]singing[D7][A7]
Then you'll spread your [Am][Am/G#]wings, [Am/G] and you'll [Am]take to the
[B7]sky [C7] to the [B7]sky[Am] [G] But [F#dim7]till that
[Em]morning,[Em/D#] [Em/D] [A7] there's a [C/D]nothin' can
[Em]harm [Em/D#][Em/D]you[D7][A7]
Chorus
With [G]Daddy and [Em7]Momma, standing [Am]by[B7]
standing [Em]by,[Em/D#] [Em/D] standing [Am]by[B7]
Link
| Em D | G B7 |
| Em D | G B7 |
Instrumental
| Am Am/G# | Am/G Am |
| B7 C7 | B7 Am G F#dim7 |
| Em D | G B7 |
| Em D | G B7 |
Link
| E | Em Am B7 |
Verse 3
[Em][Em/D#]Summertime, [Em/D] [A7] and the [C/D]livin' is
[Em][Em/D#][Em/D]easy[D7][A7]
Fish are [Am]jumpin' [Am/G#] [Am/G] and the [Am]cotton is
[B7][C7]high [B7] [Am] [G] Your [F#dim7]Daddy's
[Em][Em/D#]rich, [Em/D] [A7] and your [C/D]Momma's good
[Em][Em/D#][Em/D]lookin'[D7][A7]
Chorus
So [G]hush little [Em7]baby, don't you [Am]cry[B7]
don't you [Em][Em/D#]cry, [Em/D] don't you [Am]cry[B7]
Outro
| Em D | G B7 |
| Em D | G B7 | E |
X