Summertime Chords
Summertime by George Gershwin is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords Am6, Bm7, Cmaj7/6, Dm7, Ebdim, E7+/9, E9, E7/9-, Eaug, Am7, D7, Cmaj7, Bm7/b5, Bb7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 Bm7 X2
Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6
Summertime...
Bm7 Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 Bm7
And the livin' is easy
Dm7
Fish are jumpin,
Ebdim E7+/9 E9 E7/9- Eaug
And the cotton is high
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7/6
Your daddy's rich
Bm7 Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 D7
And your momma's good-lookin'
Cmaj7 Bm7/b5 Bb7 Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 Bm7
So hush, little baby, don't you cry
(solo over verse)
Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6
One of these mornings,
Bm7 Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 Bm7
you're gonna rise up singin'
Dm7
Spread your l wings,
Ebdim E7+/9 E9 E7/9- Eaug
And take to the sky
Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6
until that mornin'
Bm7 Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 D7
Ain't nothin' can harm you,
Cmaj7 Bm7/b5 Bb7 Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 1. Bm7 2. D7
With Mammy and Daddy standing by
Cmaj7 Bm7 E7 (rest) Am6 Bm7 Cmaj7/6 Bm7 Am7
So hush, little baby, baby don't you cry..