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In The Summertime chords by Mungo Jerry (Official Version)

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E
A
B

Intro 1
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
A 
 (A major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
B 
 (B major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
A 
 (A major) Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh

Verse 1
E 
In the  (E major) summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
A 
When the  (A major) weather's fine
You got women,
E 
you got women on your  (E major) mind
B 
Have a  (B major) drink, have a drive
A 
E 
 (A major) Go out and see what you can  (E major) find

Verse 2

If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal

If her daddy's poor just do what you feel

Speed along the lane

Do a ton or a ton an' twenty-five

When the sun goes down

You can make it, make it good in a lay-by

Verse 3
E 
We're no  (E major) threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean
E 
We love  (E major) everybody but we do as we please
A 
When the  (A major) weather's fine
E 
We go fishin' or go swimmin' in the  (E major) sea
B 
We're always  (B major) happy
A 
E 
Life's for  (A major) livin' yeah, that's our philoso (E major) phy

Verse 4
E 
Sing a (E major) long with us
Dee dee dee-dee dee
E 
Dah dah  (E major) dah-dah dah
Yeah we're hap-happy
A 
 (A major) Dah dah-dah
E 
Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do- (E major) dah
B 
Dah-do- (B major) dah-dah-dah
A 
E 
 (A major) Dah-dah-dah do-dah-dah  (E major) 

Interlude 1
Alright ah
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
A 
 (A major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
B 
 (B major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
A 
 (A major) Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh

Verse 5
E 
When the  (E major) winter's here, yeah it's party time
Bring your bottle, wear your bright clothes
It'll soon be summertime
A 
And we'll  (A major) sing again
E 
We'll go drivin' or maybe we'll settle  (E major) down
B 
A 
If she's  (B major) rich, if she's  (A major) nice
E 
Bring your  (E major) friends and we'll all go into town

Interlude 2
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
A 
 (A major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh, uh
B 
 (B major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
A 
 (A major) Chh chh-chh, uh
E 
 (E major) Chh chh-chh, uh,
Chh chh-chh

Verse 6
E 
In the  (E major) summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
A 
When the  (A major) weather's fine
You got women,
E 
you got women on your  (E major) mind
B 
Have a  (B major) drink, have a drive
A 
E 
 (A major) Go out and see what you can  (E major) find

Verse 7
E 
If her  (E major) daddy's rich take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor just do what you feel
A 
Speed a (A major) long the lane
E 
Do a ton or a ton an' twenty- (E major) five
B 
When the  (B major) sun goes down
A 
E 
You can  (A major) make it, make it good in a lay- (E major) by

Verse 8
E 
We're no  (E major) threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean
E 
We love  (E major) everybody but we do as we please
A 
When the  (A major) weather's fine
E 
We go fishin' or go swimmin' in the  (E major) sea
B 
We're always  (B major) happy
A 
E 
Life's for  (A major) livin' yeah, that's our philoso (E major) phy

Verse 9
E 
Sing a (E major) long with us
Dee dee dee-dee dee
E 
Dah dah  (E major) dah-dah dah
Yeah we're hap-happy
A 
 (A major) Dah dah-dah
E 
Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do- (E major) dah
B 
Dah-do- (B major) dah-dah-dah
[Fade out]

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E
A
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E majorBPM: 83

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn In The Summertime the way Mungo Jerry intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

In The Summertime

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