Summertime Chords
by Bill Evans
Summertime by Bill Evans is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords G, Am, C, B7, Em, A9, Fm, F#m, Gm, Am7+, Am7, C7M, C7M/9, G/F#, Em7 and Em6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Am C B7 Em Am Em B7
B7 Em B7 Em A9 Em Am Em Fm F#m Gm
Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Am Am7+ Am7 C B7 C B7
Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high
Em B7 Em A9 Em Am7 Em Fm F#m
Your daddy's rich and your mama's good-lookin'
Am G Am C7M C7M/9 B7 Em Am Em B7
So hush, little baby, don't you cry
B7 Em B7 Em A9 Em Am Em Fm F#m Gm
One of these mornin's, you're gonna rise up singin'
Am Am7+ Am7 C B7 C B7
You're gonna spread your wings and take to the sky
B7 Em B7 Em A9 Em Am Em Fm F#m
But 'til that mornin', ain't nothin' can harm you
Am G G/F# Em C7M C7M/9 B7 Em B7 Em7 Em6 Am7 B7 Em
With daddy and mammy standin' by