Billie Holiday 1936 Summertime Chords
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
F
Ebm
Bb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Bbm]
[F]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm]
[F] [Bb] Summer [F] time and [Db] the living [Bbm] is easy.
Free [Ebm] shots jumping and the cotton [F] is [C] high.
[F]
Oh [Bbm] your daddy's rich and your ma is good [Bb] looking.
[Bbm]
So hush little baby don't you cry.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[F] [Bb] One of these [Bbm] mornings you're going to rise up singing.
Then you'll [Ebm] spread your wings and [A] you'll take the sky.
[F]
But [Bbm] till that [F]
morning never nothing [Bbm] can [F] harm you.
[Bbm]
With daddy and mammy [Ebm] [Db] standing by.
[F]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[F] [Bbm]
[Ebm]
[F] [C] [F]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bbm] [Dm]
[Bbm]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[F] One [Bbm] of [F] these mornings [Bbm] you're [F] going to [Bbm] rise up singing.
Then [Eb] you'll spread your [Ebm] wings and you'll take [F] the sky.
[C] [F]
But [Bbm] till that [Bb] morning [F] never nothing [Bbm] can harm you.
With daddy and mammy [Gb] [Ab] standing [Db] by.
[F]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm]
[F] [Bb] Summer [F] time and [Db] the living [Bbm] is easy.
Free [Ebm] shots jumping and the cotton [F] is [C] high.
[F]
Oh [Bbm] your daddy's rich and your ma is good [Bb] looking.
[Bbm]
So hush little baby don't you cry.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[F] [Bb] One of these [Bbm] mornings you're going to rise up singing.
Then you'll [Ebm] spread your wings and [A] you'll take the sky.
[F]
But [Bbm] till that [F]
morning never nothing [Bbm] can [F] harm you.
[Bbm]
With daddy and mammy [Ebm] [Db] standing by.
[F]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[F] [Bbm]
[Ebm]
[F] [C] [F]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bbm] [Dm]
[Bbm]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[F] One [Bbm] of [F] these mornings [Bbm] you're [F] going to [Bbm] rise up singing.
Then [Eb] you'll spread your [Ebm] wings and you'll take [F] the sky.
[C] [F]
But [Bbm] till that [Bb] morning [F] never nothing [Bbm] can harm you.
With daddy and mammy [Gb] [Ab] standing [Db] by.
Key:
Bbm
F
Ebm
Bb
Db
Bbm
F
Ebm
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Summer _ [F] time _ _ _ and [Db] the living [Bbm] is _ _ _ easy. _
_ _ Free _ [Ebm] shots jumping _ _ _ and the cotton [F] is _ [C] high.
_ _ [F] _
Oh _ _ [Bbm] your _ daddy's _ rich and your ma is good _ _ [Bb] looking.
_ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ So _ hush little _ baby _ _ _ don't you cry.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] One of these [Bbm] mornings _ you're going to rise up _ singing. _ _ _ _
_ Then you'll [Ebm] spread your _ wings _ and [A] you'll take the _ sky.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ But [Bbm] _ till that [F]
morning _ _ never nothing [Bbm] can _ [F] harm you.
_ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ With _ daddy and mammy [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] standing _ by.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [F] _ One [Bbm] of [F] these mornings [Bbm] _ you're [F] going to [Bbm] rise up singing. _ _ _
_ Then _ [Eb] you'll spread your [Ebm] wings _ and you'll take [F] the sky.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
But _ _ [Bbm] _ till that _ [Bb] morning _ _ [F] never nothing [Bbm] can _ harm you. _
_ _ _ _ With _ daddy and mammy [Gb] _ _ [Ab] standing _ [Db] _ by. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Summer _ [F] time _ _ _ and [Db] the living [Bbm] is _ _ _ easy. _
_ _ Free _ [Ebm] shots jumping _ _ _ and the cotton [F] is _ [C] high.
_ _ [F] _
Oh _ _ [Bbm] your _ daddy's _ rich and your ma is good _ _ [Bb] looking.
_ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ So _ hush little _ baby _ _ _ don't you cry.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] One of these [Bbm] mornings _ you're going to rise up _ singing. _ _ _ _
_ Then you'll [Ebm] spread your _ wings _ and [A] you'll take the _ sky.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ But [Bbm] _ till that [F]
morning _ _ never nothing [Bbm] can _ [F] harm you.
_ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ With _ daddy and mammy [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] standing _ by.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [F] _ One [Bbm] of [F] these mornings [Bbm] _ you're [F] going to [Bbm] rise up singing. _ _ _
_ Then _ [Eb] you'll spread your [Ebm] wings _ and you'll take [F] the sky.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
But _ _ [Bbm] _ till that _ [Bb] morning _ _ [F] never nothing [Bbm] can _ harm you. _
_ _ _ _ With _ daddy and mammy [Gb] _ _ [Ab] standing _ [Db] _ by. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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