A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
<< Back to George Gershwin Song List
Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6 Version 7 Version 8 Version 9 Version 10 Version 11 Version 12 Version 13 Version 14
The Intro Riff is played in place of Am and E9 throughout
[Intro]
Am E9 Am E9
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5--------------7--------------5---------------7--|
G|--------5--------------7--------------5---------------7-----|
D|-----4--------------6--------------4---------------6--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------5--0-----------0--5-----------5--0------------|
[Verse]
Riff
N.C.
Summertime,
Riff
N.C.
And the livin' is easy
E9 Dm F
Fish are jumpin'
F E
And the cotton is high
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----2--1--0-----4--3--2--------------|
A|--2-----------2-----------2--4--3--2--|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Riff
N.C.
Oh, your daddy's rich
Continue Riff
N.C.
And your mamma's good lookin'
C Am
So hush little baby
Dm E7 Riff
Don't you cry
[Verse]
Riff
N.C.
One of these mornings
Continue Riff
N.C.
You're going to rise up singing
E9 Dm F
Then you'll spread your wings
F E
And you'll take to the sky
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----2--1--0-----4--3--2--|
A|--2-----------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|
[Verse]
Riff
N.C.
But until that morning
Continue Riff
N.C.
There's a'nothing can harm you
C Am Dm E7
With your daddy and mammy stan ding by
[Outro]
Am E9 Am E9
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5--------------7--------------5---------------7--|
G|--------5--------------7--------------5---------------7-----|
D|-----4--------------6--------------4---------------6--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------5--0-----------0--5-----------5--0------------|
Am