Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime (Guitar)

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[Intro] | E – E | E – E | A – A | E – E | B – A | E – E | [Verse 1]
       E
In the summertime, when the weather is high,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
         A                                                    E
when the weather's fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.

       B
Have a drink, have a drive,

A                           E
go out and see what you can find.
[Verse 2]
       E
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
       A                                           E
Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five.

         B
When the sun goes down,

        A                             E
you can make it make it good in a lay-by.
[Verse 3]
          E
We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean,
we love everybody but we do as we please.
         A                                                  E
When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the sea.

             B
We're always happy,

           A                               E
life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
[Verse 4]
      E
Sing along with us, da da di di di
Da da da da, yeah we’re happy
A                              E
Da da da, di di di di di da da da

      B
Da da da da da,

A               E
da da da da-da da
[Piano solo] | E – E | E – E | A – A | E – E | B – A | E – E | [Verse 5]
         E
When the winter's here, yeah, it's party time,
bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be summertime.
          A                                                  E
And we'll sing again, we'll go driving or maybe we'll settle down.

         B
If she's rich, if she's nice,

           A                             E
bring your friends and we'll all go into town.
Motor [Instrumental] | E – E | E – E | A – A | E – E | B – A | E – E | [Verse 6]
       E
In the summertime, when the weather is high,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
         A                                                    E
when the weather's fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.

       B
Have a drink, have a drive,

A                           E
go out and see what you can find
[Verse 7]
       E
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
       A                                           E
Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five.

         B
When the sun goes down,

        A                              E
you can make it, make it good in a lay-by.
[Verse 8]
          E
We're not bad people, we're not dirty, we're not mean,
we love everybody but we do as we please.
         A                                                  E
When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the sea.

             B
We're always happy,

           A                               E
life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
[Verse 9]
      E
Sing along with us, da da di di di
Da da da da, yeah we’re happy
A                              E
Da da da, di di di di di da da da

      B
Da da da da da,

A               E
da da da da-da da
(Fade out)