Summertime Chords
Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords G, Am, C, B7, Em, A9, Fm, F#m, Gm, Am7+, Am7, Cm7, Cm7/6, 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 ea - sy;
Am Am7+ Am7 C B7 C B7
Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high.
(B7) Em B7 Em A9 Em Am7 Em Fm F#m
Oh Your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin',
Am G Am Cm7 Cm7/6 B7 Em Am Em (C) 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
then you'll spread your wings
C B7 C B7
And you'll take the sky.
B7 Em B7 Em A9 Em Am Em Fm F#m
But 'til that mornin', just-a-nothin' can harm you
Am G G/F# Em Cm7 Cm7/6 B7 Em B+ Em7 Em6 Am7 B7 Em
With mama and papa stand - in' by.