The Flaming Lips – Its Summertime (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Chords

This tab plays well on acoustic guitar with a solo player. Feel free to put in some hammer ons wherever feels natural. I haven't included strumming patterns but the I've tried to match up the lyrics to where you would be whilst playing the chords so listen along.
[Intro]
e|-------------------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-5-0-0-0--0-0-0-5-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0---5h7h5-5-5h7h5--5h7h5-5-5h7h5-|
G|-------------------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
E|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
   G                         F#            Bm        E         G        D
e|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4---1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----------4-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2----------|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------2-2-2-2---------------------------3-3-3-3----------|
   It's Summertime and i can understand if you still feel...   sad      (*through in a few hammers on the D)

[Verse 2]
e|-0-0-0-5-0-0-0--0-0-0-5-0-0-0-|
B|-5h7h5-5-5h7h5--5h7h5-5-5h7h5-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
                  It's...

   G                      F#              Bm          E         G        D        
e|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-----0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3---------4-4-4-4-----1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-----2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2----------|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-------------------------------3-3-3-3----------|
   Summertime Though it's hard to see its true... possibili...  ties    (*through in a few hammers on the D)

[Chorus]
   A             G        Gm         D (*through in a few hammers on the D)
e|-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-|
B|-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
   Look in...side        all you'll see 

   A         G        Fm                      G              A             Bm         C
e|-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0-|
B|-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-|
G|-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4----0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-----------------0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4----2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2--------0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2---------------- 3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
   Look in...side,        all you'll see is a self-reflected inner sadness AhhhhhAhhhhAhhhhh

[Interlude]                                       Gm 
e|-----2--------2----------2-3-2---2---3-3-3-3-|
B|-------3--------2------1---1---1-----3-3-3-3-|
G|---2--------2--------2-----2---------3-3-3-3-|
D|-0--------0--------0-------0---------5-5-5-5-|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-|
                                       AhhhAhhh 

[Chorus]
   G        D                    Em           A        G              D (*through in a few hammers on the D)  
e|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--------------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--------------0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----------0--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5--------------0-0h2----2-2-2-2------0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----------0h2----------0-0-0-0---------------3-3-3-3----------------|
   Look out-side                  I know that you'll   recognize it's summertime

   G        D                    Em           A        G              D (*through in a few hammers on the D)  
e|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--------------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--------------0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------0--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2--------------0-0h2----2-2-2-2------0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----------0h2----------0-0-0-0---------------3-3-3-3----------------|
   Look out-side                  I know that you'll   recognize it's summertime

 [Outro]
e|-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-|
B|-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-0-----------|
E|-------------------|
  OooohAhhhhOoooh (*Till End)
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