Summertime Big Brother & The Holding Company

ToneSmith

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0:00 3:52
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 6/8
Key: Gm
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb |

[Verse 1]
D      Gm   Gm/F
 Summertime,    time, time,
Edim7      Eb6            Gm  Gm/F# Gm/F
     Child,   the living's  easy.
Edim7 Eb6        Cm7
         Fish are   jumping out
And the cotton, Lord,
         D    Eb
Cotton's high,
              D Cm7 Bb
Lord, so high.

[Verse 2]
     Am      Gm  Gm/F# Gm/F Edim7
Your daddy's rich
         Eb6   Gm     Gm/F#
And your ma is so goodlooking, baby.
Gm/F              Edim7
    She's looking good now,
Eb6 Bb7M            Gm
        Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby,
     Cm7
baby,
D                         Gm  Gm/F#
No, no, no, no, don't you cry.
Gm/F          Cm7 D
    Don't you cry!

[Solo]
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Cm7  - | -  - | -   -   | -  -  |
| D    - | Eb - | D   Cm7 | Bb Am |
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Bb7M - | Gm - | Cm7 -   | D  -  |

[Bridge]
| G | - | Gm |

[Verse 3]
Cm7 D            Gm      Gm/F# Gm/F Edim7
    One of these mornings
             Eb6   Gm      Gm/F#   Gm/F
You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
Edim7 Eb6       Cm7
         You're gonna spread your wings,
                             D   Eb
Child, and take, take to the sky,
          D   Cm7 Bb
Lord, the sky.

[Verse 4]
    Am        Gm       Gm/F# Gm/F
But until that  morning
Edim7
     Honey,
Eb6 Gm       Gm/F#        Gm/F
n__nothing's going to harm    you now,
Edim7                    Eb6
     No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Bb7M
    no, no, no
        Gm
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Cm7
   no, no
            D
No, no, no, no, no, no, Don't you cry,

[Outro]
Gm F Bb D   G
        Cry.

Bars

[Intro]
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| Gm | F | Bb |

[Verse 1]
                                 | D   - |
| Gm  -     | Gm/F - | Edim7 -   | Eb6 - |
| Gm  Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 -   | Eb6 - |
| Cm7 -     | -    - | -     -   | -   - |
| D   -     | Eb   - | D     Cm7 | Bb 

Summertime,    time, time,
Child,   the living's  easy.
Fish are   jumping out
And the cotton, Lord,
Cotton's high,
Lord, so high.

[Verse 2]
                                      Am |
| Gm   Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 - | Eb6 -  |
| Gm   Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 - | Eb6 -  |
| Bb7M -     | Gm   - | Cm7   - | D   -  |
| Gm   Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Cm7   - | D   -  |

Your daddy's rich
And your ma is so goodlooking, baby.
She's looking good now,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby,
baby,
No, no, no, no, don't you cry.
Don't you cry!

[Solo]
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Cm7  - | -  - | -   -   | -  -  |
| D    - | Eb - | D   Cm7 | Bb Am |
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Gm   - | F  - | Bb  -   | D  -  |
| Bb7M - | Gm - | Cm7 -   | D  -  |

[Bridge]
| G | - | Gm |

[Verse 3]
                                 | Cm7 D |
| Gm  Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 -   | Eb6 - |
| Gm  Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 -   | Eb6 - |
| Cm7 -     | -    - | -     -   | -   - |
| D   -     | Eb   - | D     Cm7 | Bb 

One of these mornings
You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
You're gonna spread your wings,
Child, and take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.

[Verse 4]
                                      Am |
| Gm   Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 - | Eb6 -  |
| Gm   Gm/F# | Gm/F - | Edim7 - | Eb6 -  |
| Bb7M -     | Gm   - | Cm7   - | D   -  |

But until that  morning
Honey,
n__nothing's going to harm    you now,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, Don't you cry,

[Outro]
| Gm | F | Bb | D |
| G  |

Cry.

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