Thank God For The Summertime

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

 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                    Dm         G
 . Whoever needs to call you can wait, yeah .

(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

 C                  C/B
 . Tomorrow mornin' we could hit the river
 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                   Dm   Em         F  G
 . Thank God for the months after May, yeah, yeah .  .

           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
 No cares and I'm doin' fine, 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

      |C   C/B |Am       G                    |F          Em
Lead:  Mmm-mmm, ah-ah-ah-ah, thank God for the summertime .
BGV:
                        |Dm          G                 |
Lead:  Thank God for the . thank 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                       Dm  G
Lead:  And did I mention we were 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               Dm   G
Lead: Thank God for the summerti-ime, . yeah, yeah, yeah
BGV:                           (Thank God for the summertime)

| 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.

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