In the Summertime — Mungo Jerry
Chords and lyrics for In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry (key of E).
Intro
| E – E | E – E | A – A | E – E | B – A | E – E |
Verse 1
In the [E]summertime, when the weather is high,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
when the [A]weather's fine, you got women, you got women on your [E]mind.
Have a [B]drink, have a drive,
[A]go out and see what you can [E]find.
Verse 2
If her [E]daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
Speed [A]along the lane, do a ton or a ton and [E]twenty-five.
When the [B]sun goes down,
you can [A]make it make it good in a [E]lay-by.
Verse 3
We're not [E]bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean,
we love everybody but we do as we please.
When the [A]weather's fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the [E]sea.
We're always [B]happy,
life's for [A]living, yeah, that's our [E]philosophy.
Verse 4
Sing [E]along with us, da da di di di
Da da da da, yeah we’re happy
[A]Da da da, di di di di di da da [E]da
Da da [B]da da da,
[A]da da da da-da [E]da
Piano Solo
| E – E | E – E | A – A | E – E | B – A | E – E |
Verse 5
When the [E]winter's here, yeah, it's party time,
bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be summertime.
And we'll [A]sing again, we'll go driving or maybe we'll settle [E]down.
If she's [B]rich, if she's nice,
bring your [A]friends and we'll all go into [E]town.
Motor
Instrumental
| E – E | E – E | A – A | E – E | B – A | E – E |
Verse 6
In the [E]summertime, when the weather is high,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
when the [A]weather's fine, you got women, you got women on your [E]mind.
Have a [B]drink, have a drive,
[A]go out and see what you can [E]find
Verse 7
If her [E]daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
Speed [A]along the lane, do a ton or a ton and [E]twenty-five.
When the [B]sun goes down,
you can [A]make it, make it good in a [E]lay-by.
Verse 8
We're not [E]bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean,
we love everybody but we do as we please.
When the [A]weather's fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the [E]sea.
We're always [B]happy,
life's for [A]living, yeah, that's our [E]philosophy.
Verse 9
Sing [E]along with us, da da di di di
Da da da da, yeah we’re happy
[A]Da da da, di di di di di da da [E]da
Da da [B]da da da,
[A]da da da da-da [E]da
(Fade out)
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