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Summertime chords by
Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

1991R&B
Intro 1

(Drums please)
Am
Bm
E

Am
Bm
E

Am

Summer, summer,
Bm
E

summertime
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E

(summertime)
Verse 1
Am
Bm

Here it is a groove slightly transformed
E

Just a bit of a break from the norm
Am

Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Bm
E

Of all that hardcore dance

that has gotten to be
Am

A little bit out of control, it's cool to dance
Bm

But what about the groove
E

that soothes that moves romance
Am

Give me a soft subtle mix
Bm
E

And if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
Am

And think of the summers of the past
Bm
E

Adjust the bass and let the Alpine blast
Am

Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme
Bm
E

And put your car on cruise
Chorus 1

and lay back 'cause this is
Am

(summertime)
Bm

Summer, summer, summertime
E

(ooh, summertime)
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E
Am

(time to sit back and unwind)
Bm

Summer, summer, summertime
E

(summertime)
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E
Am

(time to sit back and unwind)
Bm

Summer, summer, summertime
E

(summertime)
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E

(time to sit back and...)
Verse 2
Am

School is out and it's a sort of a buzz
Bm
E

But back then I didn't really know what it was
Am

But now I see what have of this
Bm
E

The way that people respond

to summer madness
Am

The weather is hot

and girls are dressin' less
Bm

And checkin' out the fellas
E

to tell 'em who's best
Am

Ridin' around in your Jeep or your Benzos
Bm
E

Or in your Nissan sittin' on Lorenzos
Am

Back in Philly we be out in the park
Bm

A place called the Plateau
E

is where everybody go
Am

Guys out huntin' and girls doin' likewise
Bm

Honkin' at the honey
E

in front of you with the light eyes
Am

She turn around to see

what you beepin' at
Bm
E

It's like the summer's a natural aphrodisiac
Am

And with a pen and pad I compose this rhyme
Bm
E

To hit you and get you equipped
Chorus 2

for the summer
Am
Bm

Summer, summer, summertime
E

(summertime)
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E
Am

(time to sit back and unwind)
Bm

Summer, summer, summertime
E

(summertime)
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E

(time to sit back and unwind)
Verse 3
Am

It's late in the day

and I ain't been on the court yet
Bm
E

Hustle to the mall to get me a short set
Am

Yeah, I got on sneaks but I need a new pair
Bm
E

'Cause basketball courts in the summer

got girls there
Am

The temperature's about eighty-eight
Bm
E

Hop in the water plug just for old times sake
Am

Break to ya crib

change your clothes once more
Bm

'Cause you're invited to a barbecue
E

that's startin' at four
Am

Sittin' with your friends as y'all reminisce
Bm

About the days growin' up
E

and the first person you kissed
Am

And as I think back makes me wonder how
Bm
E

The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia
Am

All the kids playin' out front
Bm

Little boys messin' 'round
E

with the girls playing double-dutch
Am

While the DJ's spinnin' a tune
Bm

as the old folks dance
E

at your family reunion
Am

Then six o'clock rolls around
Bm
E

You just finished wipin' your car down
Am

It's time to cruise
Bm

so you go to the summertime hangout
E

It looks like a car show
Am

Everybody come lookin' real fine
Bm

Fresh from the barber shop or
E

fly from the beauty salon
Am

Every moment frontin' and maxin'
Bm
E

Chillin' in the car they spent all day waxin'
Am

Leanin' to the side

but you can't speed through
Bm
E

Two miles an hour, so everybody sees you
Am

There's an air of love and of happiness
Bm

And this is the Fresh Prince's
E

new definition of summer
Chorus 3
Am

Bm

Summer, summer, summertime
E

(summertime)
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E
Am

(and unwind)

Summer, summer,
Bm
E

summertime
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E

Am

Summer, summer,
Bm
E

summertime
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E
Am

(and unwind)
Bm
E

Summer, summer, summertime
Am
Bm

Time to sit back and unwind
E

[Repeat and fade]

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