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Most 'rock' arrangements of 'Summertime' are based on Billy Stewart's
1966 remake.  The original score of _Porgy and Bess_ used a far more
somber chord progression, basically alternating Gm6 and Am6; try that
and see which you prefer.  -- AWR


                              "Summertime"
                          (Gershwin - Heyward)

Intro:

	Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...uck
	Chuck a-chuck-chuck (huh! yeah!)

	Gm (355333@1)F (133211@1)  Gm (355333@1)Cm (x3101x@1) Gm (355333@1)F (133211@1)  Gm[N.C.] (355333@1)	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /

Verse 1:

	         Gm (355333@1) F (133211@1) Gm (355333@1)A-summertime
	          F (133211@1)      Gm (355333@1) F (133211@1) Gm (355333@1)And the livin' is easy
	          Cm (x3101x@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)Fish are jumpin, don't you know my darling,   I said a-right now
	                   D7 (xx0212@1)Eb7 (x32310@4)D7[N.C.] (xx0212@1)	And the cotton is high

	                                     Gm (355333@1) F (133211@1) Gm (355333@1)Like-a like-a like-a you're daddy's rich
	          F (133211@1)          Gm (355333@1)     F (133211@1)  Gm (355333@1) F (133211@1)And your mommy's good-lookin', yeah
	  Bbmaj7 (x13231@1)              Gm (355333@1)Am7-5 D7 (xx0212@1)   Gm (355333@1) [N.C.]
	So hush, pretty little baby,  don't  you cry

Verse 2:

	One of these, one of these, one of these mornings, darlin'
	You're gonna rise, you're gonna rise up singin'
	Then you'll spread your little wings, your little wings
	And-a take to the ska-da-da-da-dy

	Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... until-a that mornin'
	There's nothin' gonna harm you, girl
	With Mommy and Daddy standing by, yeah

Coda:

	Gm (355333@1)           F (133211@1)                     Gm (355333@1)Pretty little darlin', I said, a-right now
	             Cm (x3101x@1)              Gm (355333@1)              F (133211@1)Don't let atear, (x02210@1)don't let atear, (x02210@1)don't let atear (x02210@1)	        Gm (355333@1)             Cm (x3101x@1)             Gm (355333@1)Little darlin', I said, fall a-from your eyes

	(Gm) F (133211@1)  Gm (355333@1)Cm (x3101x@1) Gm[N.C.] (355333@1)	 / / / /  / / / /  /

	[guitar only]:

	  Bbmaj7 (x13231@1)      Gm7
	So hush, pretty baby

	         D7 (xx0212@1)                    D7[full (xx0212@1)band] [N.C.]
	Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-on't

	You-ooo

	Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...uck
	Chuck A-chuck-chuck

	Gm (355333@1)F (133211@1)  Gm (355333@1)Cm (x3101x@1) [3X]
	/ / / /  / / / /

	Gm[N.C.] (355333@1)	Little darlin' do not let atear (x02210@1)fall-a from your ey-ey-ey-ey-eye

	[drum roll]

	Whoa!

	end cold on Gm9/maj7   [35x375]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers