Summertime Chords by The Zombies

Tempo:
180.05 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Bm

Em

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Zombies - Summertime chords
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[E] [A#m]
[G#]
[Am]
[Em]
[A]
[Bm] [Am]
It's summertime
[Bm] [Am] and living is easy.
[E] [D]
The [Dm] birds are jumping [F] and the coffee [E] is high.
[Em]
Your [Am] daddy's rich
[Bm] [D]
and your [Am] mama's good looking.
[Em]
[C] Won't you hush [Am] pretty baby, [F] don't you cry.
[Am]
[Bm]
[Em] One [Am] of these mornings, [Bm]
[F#] you're gonna wake up singing.
[Bm]
[D] Then you're [Dm] gonna spray your window [F] and check to [E] the [Em] sky.
[C] Not [Am] till that morning,
[Bm] [Am] there's nothing, nothing gonna haunt you.
[Em]
Oh, [C] [G] you [Am] ain't [Dm] had it this [Am] time, bye.
[Dm]
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[F]
[Am]
[E] [D]
[Am] It's summertime
[Bm]
and [Am] living is [D] easy.
[E] [D]
[Dm] The birds are jumping [F] and the coffee [E] is high.
[Em]
[Am] Your daddy's rich and your [Bm] [F#] mama's good looking.
[Em]
[C] Won't you hush pretty [Am]
baby, [Dm] don't
[Am] [F#]
you cry.
[Bm] [D] [Am] [F#]
[Bm]
[D] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
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To start learning The Zombies - Summertime chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, Am, F#, Bm, D, Dm, F, E, Em, C and Am. Ease into the song by practicing at 90 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 180 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
It's summertime _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] and _ living is _ _ easy.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _
The [Dm] birds are _ jumping _ _ [F] _ _ and the coffee [E] is _ high.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Your [Am] daddy's rich _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
and your [Am] mama's good looking.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Won't you hush [Am] pretty baby, [F] _ don't you cry.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] One [Am] of these mornings, _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] you're gonna wake up singing. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] Then you're [Dm] gonna spray your window _ [F] _ _ and check to [E] the [Em] sky. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Not [Am] till that morning, _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] there's nothing, nothing gonna haunt _ you.
[Em] _ _ _ _
Oh, [C] _ [G] you [Am] ain't [Dm] had it _ this _ [Am] time, _ bye.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] It's summertime _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
and [Am] living is [D] easy. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ The birds are jumping _ _ [F] and the coffee [E] is high.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ _
[Am] Your daddy's rich and your [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] mama's _ _ _ good looking.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Won't you hush pretty [Am]
baby, _ [Dm] _ don't _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
you cry.
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and George Gershwin, is featured on the album The Original Studio Recordings, Vol. 1.

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