Mungo Jerry - In the summertime
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In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry (Ray Dorset, 1970)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 160 BPM (3 Min. 43 Sec.) in 'E'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 E B-C#-E-G#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
B7 - x 2 1 2 0 2 B B-D#-F#-A -OR-
- x 2 4 2 4 2 B B-D#-F#-A
*** As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
'B7' for the 'B'. It sounds good either way.
INTRO: [12.25 M]
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E E6|E |E |E |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|E |A |A |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|E |E |B |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|A |E |E |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch⦠In the
VERSE #1: [12 M]
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|E |E |
sum-mer-⦠time⦠when the wea-ther is high,⦠you can
|E |E |
stretch right⦠up⦠and⦠touch⦠the sky⦠When the
|A |A |E |
wea-ther's⦠fine,⦠you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mindâ¦
|E |B |A |
Have a drink,⦠have a drive,⦠go out and see⦠what you can
|E |E |
find⦠If her
VERSE #2: [12 M]
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|E |E |E |
dad-dy's⦠rich,⦠take her out for a meal⦠If her dad-dy's⦠poor,⦠justâ¦
|E |A |A |
do what you feel⦠Speed a-long the⦠lane,⦠do a ton,⦠or a ton and twen-ty-
|E |E |B |
five⦠When the sun⦠goes down⦠you can
|A |E |E |
make it, make it good in a lay-by⦠We're no
VERSE #3: [12 M]
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|E |E |
threat,⦠peo-⦠ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean⦠We love
|E |E |
ev-⦠'ry-bo-⦠dy, but we do as we please⦠When the
|A |A |E |
wea-ther's⦠fine,⦠we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the seaâ¦
|E |B |
We're al-ways hap-⦠py,⦠Life's for
|A |E |E |
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy⦠Sing a-
CHORUS #1: [12 M]
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|E |E |E |
-long⦠with us,⦠dee dee dee dee⦠dee⦠Dah do dah dah⦠dah⦠Yeah, we're
|E |A |A |E |
hap-hap-⦠py⦠Dah⦠dah⦠dah,⦠dee dah do dee do do dah do dahâ¦
|E |B |A |E |E |
Dah do dah dah⦠dah⦠dah dah⦠dah⦠do dah dahâ¦
RE-INTRO #1: [12 M]
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|E |E |E |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|E |A |A |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|E |E |B |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|A |E |E |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch⦠When the
VERSE #4: [16 M]
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|E |E |
win-ter's-⦠here,⦠yeah, it's par-⦠ty time⦠Bring a
|E |E |
bot-tle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be sum-mer-time⦠and we'll
|A |A |E |
sing a-⦠gain⦠We'll go driv-in', or may-be we'll set-tle downâ¦
|E |B |
If she's rich,⦠if she's nice,⦠bring your
|A |E |E NC|⦠|NC E E6|
friends⦠and we'll all go in-to townâ¦
RE-INTRO #2: [12 M]
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|E |E |E |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|E |A |A |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|E |E |B |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uhâ¦
|A |E |E |
Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch,⦠uh⦠Ch-⦠ch-ch⦠In the
VERSE #5: [12 M] Repeat 'VERSE #1' -
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|E |E |
sum-mer-⦠time⦠when the wea-ther is high,⦠you can
|E |E |
stretch right⦠up⦠and⦠touch⦠the sky⦠When the
|A |A |E |
wea-ther's⦠fine,⦠you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mindâ¦
|E |B |A |
Have a drinkâ¦, have a drive,⦠go out and see⦠what you can
|E |E |
find⦠If her
VERSE #6: [12 M] Repeat 'VERSE #2' -
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|E |E |E |
dad-dy's⦠rich,⦠take her out for a meal⦠If her dad-dy's⦠poor,⦠justâ¦
|E |A |A |
do what you feel⦠Speed a-long the⦠lane,⦠do a ton,⦠or a ton and twen-ty-
|E |E |B |
five⦠When the sun⦠goes down⦠you can
|A |E |E |
make it, make it good in a lay-by⦠We're no
VERSE #7: [12 M] Repeat 'VERSE #3' -
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|E |E |
threat,⦠peo-⦠ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean⦠We love
|E |E |
ev-⦠'ry-bo-⦠dy, but we do as we please⦠When the
|A |A |E |
wea-ther's⦠fine,⦠we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the seaâ¦
|E |B |
We're al-ways hap-⦠py,⦠Life's for
|A |E |E |
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy⦠Sing a-
CHORUS #2: [12 M] 'CODA' -
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|E |E |E |
-long⦠with us,⦠dee dee dee dee⦠dee⦠Dah do dah dah⦠dah⦠Yeah, we're
|E |A |A |E |
hap-hap-⦠py⦠Dah⦠dah⦠dah,⦠dee dah do dee do do dah do dahâ¦
|E |B |A |E |E |
Dah do dah dah⦠dah⦠dah dah⦠dah⦠do dah dahâ¦
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To play in 'D', substitute the following chords for the ones above:
GUITAR KEYS
Orig. Sub. E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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E - D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E6 - D6 - x x 0 2 0 2 D B-D-F#-A
A - G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G
B - A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B7 - A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
x 0 2 2 2 3 A A-C#-E-G
*** As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
'A7' for the 'A'. It sounds good either way.