Chords for Ella Fitzgerald- Summertime - Live At Mister Kelly's

Tempo:
75.95 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bbm

F

Ebm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald- Summertime - Live At Mister Kelly's chords
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[F] [Bbm] Summertime [Eb] and the living [Bbm] is easy.
[F] [Bb] Fish [Ebm] are jumping [B]
[Ebm] and the [E] cotton [C] is [Dbm] high.
[Gb] [C] Your [F]
[Bbm] daddy's [Eb] rich [Bbm]
[Eb] and your [Bb] ma [Bbm] is [Eb] good [Bb] looking.
[Eb] So [Db] hush little baby, [C] [Eb]
baby [Bbm] don't you cry.
[Cm] One [Bbm] of these [Eb] mornings [Bbm] [Eb] you're gonna rise [Bb]
up [Eb] singing.
[Bbm] [Ab]
[E] [Eb] You're gonna spread [Eb] your [Ebm] wings [Gb] and you'll [C] take to the [Dbm] [C] sky.
[F] But [Bbm] till that morning [Eb] there's nothing [Bbm] can [Eb] harm.
[D] [Db] With daddy [Db] and mommy, [C] [F] mommy [Bb] standing by.
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [G] Summertime [F] and the living is easy.
[Ebm] Fish are jumping and the [Eb] cotton is high.
[C]
[Bbm] Your daddy's rich and your ma is good looking.
[Eb]
So be [Db] quiet, keep still.
Hush little baby, don't [Bb] you [F] cry.
[Bbm] [Eb] One of these mornings, one of these mornings you're gonna wake up singing.
[Ebm] You're gonna [B] spread your wings and you'll [G] take to the [F] sky.
[Bbm] But till that morning [G] there's nothing can harm.
[Db] With daddy and [Eb] mommy standing [Bb] by.
[F] They say summertime, [A] the living's easy.
[Ebm] [Bbm] What makes it [Ebm] easy?
You have to go out and work.
[Eb]
So you go out and [C] you do a day's work.
[G] It's so warm, it's so [G] hot, you perspire.
[F] Yes, you perspire.
[Eb] And you perspire.
What do you [Bbm] get?
Perspiration.
[F] [Bbm] You don't mind it because it's summertime and the [F] living's easy.
[G] So you say, [Eb] I think I'll [E] go down.
Let's go down [Ebm] and [Dbm] dig the real cool [Eb] sounds of Mr.
[Ab] Kelly's.
You come in Mr.
[Bbm] Kelly's and you [F] taste a while.
[Db] Yes, daddy, you drink a [F] while.
And you drink.
What do you get?
A check.
[Bb] You don't mind it because it's summertime and [Eb] the living's easy.
[Ebm] What do you care?
Your daddy's rich.
[Ab] You got a good looking [C] mother.
Imagine everybody with a [F] good looking mother and [Bbm] a rich daddy.
Summertime, that's what the song says, the living's easy. [Ebm] [Db] Oh [Ebm] yeah.
[C] [Bbm] Summertime,
[Eb] summertime, [Cm] summertime [B] and the living's easy.
[Eb] [C]
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F
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Ebm
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C
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Eb
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Bbm
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Let's start jamming Ella Fitzgerald - (Live 1958/Chicago) Summertime chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, Eb, Bb, Eb, Bbm, F, Bbm, Bb, Bbm and Eb. A good strategy is to initiate at 37 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 76 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Major.

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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Summertime _ [Eb] and _ _ _ the living [Bbm] is _ easy. _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] Fish [Ebm] are jumping [B] _
_ [Ebm] and the [E] cotton [C] is [Dbm] high.
_ [Gb] [C] Your _ [F] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ daddy's [Eb] rich [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] and your [Bb] ma [Bbm] is [Eb] good _ [Bb] looking.
[Eb] So _ _ [Db] hush little baby, [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
baby [Bbm] _ don't you cry. _
_ [Cm] One [Bbm] _ of these [Eb] mornings _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] you're gonna rise _ [Bb]
up [Eb] singing.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[E] [Eb] You're gonna spread [Eb] your _ [Ebm] wings [Gb] and you'll [C] take to the _ [Dbm] [C] sky.
_ _ [F] _ But _ [Bbm] till that morning _ _ [Eb] there's nothing [Bbm] can [Eb] harm. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Db] With daddy [Db] and mommy, [C] _ _ [F] mommy _ [Bb] standing by.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] [G] Summertime [F] and the living is easy.
[Ebm] Fish are jumping and the [Eb] cotton is high.
[C] _
[Bbm] Your daddy's rich and your ma is good looking.
[Eb]
So be [Db] quiet, keep still.
Hush little baby, don't [Bb] you [F] cry.
_ [Bbm] [Eb] One of these mornings, one of these mornings you're gonna wake up singing.
[Ebm] You're gonna [B] spread your wings and you'll [G] take to the [F] sky.
[Bbm] But _ till that morning [G] there's nothing can harm.
[Db] With daddy and [Eb] mommy standing [Bb] by.
[F] They say summertime, [A] the living's easy.
[Ebm] _ [Bbm] What makes it [Ebm] easy?
You have to go out and work.
[Eb] _
So you go out and [C] you do a day's work.
[G] It's so warm, it's so [G] hot, you perspire.
[F] Yes, you perspire.
[Eb] And you perspire.
What do you [Bbm] get?
Perspiration.
[F] _ [Bbm] You don't mind it because it's summertime and the [F] living's easy.
_ [G] So you say, [Eb] I think I'll [E] go down.
Let's go down [Ebm] and [Dbm] dig the real cool [Eb] sounds of Mr.
[Ab] Kelly's.
You come in Mr.
[Bbm] Kelly's and you [F] taste a while.
[Db] Yes, daddy, you drink a [F] while.
And you drink.
What do you get?
A check.
[Bb] _ You don't mind it because it's summertime and [Eb] the living's easy. _
[Ebm] What do you care?
Your daddy's rich.
[Ab] You got a good looking [C] mother.
Imagine everybody with a [F] good looking mother and [Bbm] a rich daddy.
Summertime, that's what the song says, the living's easy. [Ebm] _ [Db] Oh _ [Ebm] yeah. _
_ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ Summertime, _
[Eb] _ summertime, _ [Cm] summertime [B] and the living's easy.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _

Facts about this song

It's Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and George Gershwin who authored this song.

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