Summertime Chords by Big Mama Thornton

Tempo:
125.45 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Fm

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thornton - Summertime chords
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[Eb]
[Cm] [F]
[Fm] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm] Summer time, [G]
[Cm] [G] well,
[Cm] little living is [G]
easy, [Cm]
[G] [Fm] fish are jumping [Ab] and [Fm]
[Ab] the [Eb] cotton is [G] so [D] sweet.
[G] Oh yeah, [Bb] [Cm] oh mother in [G] heaven, [Cm]
[G]
[Cm] your father's [G] good looking, yes he
[Cm] is.
[F] I [Eb] said, you are a [Cm] little baby, [F] [Fm] please, please [Cm] don't cry no more, no more.
[C]
[Cm] I know you're gonna be, [G]
[Cm]
[G] I [Cm] know [G]
[Cm] you're gonna be, [G]
[Fm] I know you're [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
[G] [D]
[G]
[Eb] [Cm] gonna [G]
be, [Cm]
[G] I [Cm] know you're [G] gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, [Cm] I know you're gonna be,
[F] I know you're gonna be, I know [Eb] you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, [Cm] I [F] know [Fm] you're gonna be,
[Cm] I know you're gonna be
standing somewhere by, oh yeah.
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ebm] [G]
[D] [G]
[Cm]
One of these [G] mornings.
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm] You are gonna rise [G] up singing.
[Cm] [G]
[Fm] Spread your [Ab]
wings.
[Fm]
[Ab] [B] [G] Sing [D] away [G]
[Cm] until that morning.
[G] [Cm]
[G] Nothing [Cm] gonna harm you.
[G]
[Cm] Because [F] your mama [Eb] and daddy,
[G] they are [Bm] standing there
[Ab]
all the time, all the time, all the time, summertime, [Eb] all the time.
[Cm]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
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To jam and learn Big Mama Thornton - Summertime chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Cm and G. A strategic approach would be to train at 57 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 114. With C Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Summer _ time, [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] well, _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ little living is [G] _
_ easy, [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ fish are jumping [Ab] _ and _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] the [Eb] cotton is [G] so _ _ [D] _ _ sweet.
[G] Oh yeah, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] oh mother in _ [G] _ heaven, _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] your father's [G] good looking, yes he _
[Cm] is.
_ _ _ [F] _ I [Eb] said, you are a [Cm] little baby, _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] please, _ please [Cm] don't cry no more, _ no more.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] I know you're gonna be, _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ I [Cm] know _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] you're gonna be, _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ I know you're [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] gonna _ _ [G]
be, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ I [Cm] know _ _ you're [G] gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, [Cm] I know you're gonna be, _ _
_ _ [F] I know you're gonna be, I know [Eb] you're _ gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, I know you're gonna be, [Cm] _ _ I [F] know _ _ _ [Fm] _ you're gonna be, _ _
[Cm] _ _ I know you're gonna be
standing somewhere by, oh yeah. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
One of these [G] _ _ mornings.
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ You are gonna rise [G] up _ singing.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Fm] Spread your _ [Ab] _
wings.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ Sing [D] away _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] until that morning.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Nothing [Cm] gonna harm you.
[G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Because [F] your mama _ [Eb] and _ daddy, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ they are _ [Bm] standing there _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
all the time, all the time, all the time, summertime, _ [Eb] all the time.
[Cm] _ _ _ _

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