Thank God For The Summertime

Intro:
| . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . 
. (g)(a)(c) |
  Drums                             
   (walkup)
| C C/B | Am G | F Em | Dm G 
(g)(a)(c) |


[Verse]
 C          C/B
 . Start my Saturday the right way
 Am        G
 . Playing wiffle ball at Steve's 
place
 F               Em                 
         Dm G                 
(g)(a)(c)
 . League champs since the third 
week of May .  .  Deal with that
 C                     C/B
 . While we're working out the lawn 
chair strike zone
 Am          G
 . Go on and turn off your cell 
phone
 F         Em                    
 . Whoever needs to call you can 
Dm         G
wait, yeah .


[Chorus]
(g)(a)(c)  C   C/B  Am       G      
           F     Em         Dm G
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  thank God for
 the summertime, yeah, yeah .  .
(g)(a)(c)  C   C/B  Am    G         
          F
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  no cares and 
I'm doin' fine
    Em                  Dm          
G                |C <> |
 No cares and I'm doin' fine, thank 
God for the summertime


[Verse]
 C                  C/B
 . Tomorrow mornin' we could hit the
 river
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 Am       G
 . Sit in inner tubes and simmer
 F           Em                    
Dm G (g)(a)(c)
 . Work hard on a sunburn all day, .
  .  mmmm
 C          C/B
 . Or if we stay up late we'll sleep
 in
 Am             G
 . 'Cause every day is like the 
weekend
 F           Em                   
 . Thank God for the months after 
Dm   Em         F  G
May, yeah, yeah .  .


[Chorus]
           C   C/B  Am       G  
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  thank God
               F     Em         Dm G
 for the summertime, yeah, yeah .  .
(g)(a)(c)  C   C/B  Am    G         
          F
 Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh,  .  no cares and 
I'm doin' fine
    Em                  Dm        
 No cares and I'm doin' fine, 
  G
thank God for the summertime

Bridge (see rhythm note below):
|Bb F |C                        
       . Every day feels just 
              |
like the weekend
|Bb F |C                        
       . Sam Cooke plays through
              |
 the speakers
|Bb F       |Dm <> |Dm 
<>  |
     Oh, oh, oh


[Chorus]
      |C   C/B |Am       G      
Lead:  Mmm-mmm, ah-ah-ah-ah, 
              |F          Em
thank God for the summertime .
BGV:

                        |Dm        
Lead:  Thank God for the . thank 
  G                 |
God for the summertime
BGV:

      (g)(a)(c)  C   C/B         Am 
      G                       F
Lead:            Oh, yeah, yeah
BGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)         . 
(Thank God for the summertime) .

                            Em  
Lead:  And did I mention we were 
                     Dm  G
league champs baby? Oh, oh, oh
BGV:

      (g)(a)(c)  C     C/B          
    Am          G                 F
Lead:  Yeah, yeah,  mmm, thank God 
for, . thank God for the summertime
BGV:  (Oh-oh-oh, oh,   oh)          
    . (No cares and I'm doin'     
fine)

                Em     
Lead: Thank God for the 
          Dm   G
summerti-ime, . yeah, yeah, yeah
BGV:                           
(Thank God for the summertime)


[Otro]
| C | C | C <> |


Notes:
- Parentheses ( ) around a lower 
case letter means a note should be
  played instead of a chord.
- The chords are "pushed" often 
falling before the beat.