Sep 27, 2009 ... Songs For Broken Voices. George Gershwin - Summertime. Words & Music by
George Gershwin. The original song is in the key of Amin.
Songs For Broken Voices
George Gershwin - Summertime
Words & Music by George Gershwin The original song is in the key of
Amin
I sing this in
Dmin
Why?
It's easier to play and suits my voice
Notes
I keep this as simple as possible. It's normally played with chord changes for each word in the lyrics (jazz style) but retains a dreamier quality if kept to the Dm6/ A7 vamp.
Intro (slowly) Dmin6 A7 Dmin6 A7 A7 Dmin6 A7 Summertime, Dmin6 A7 And the livin' is Gmin7 Fish are jumpin' G#dim And the cotton is
Dmin6 Dmin6 easy
A7 A7
Dmin6 A7
A A+ A high
A7 Dmin6 Oh, Your daddy's rich A7 Dmin6 A7 Dmin6 A7 And your mamma's good lookin' F Dmin So hush little baby G Gmin7 Dmin A7 Dmin6 Don't you cry One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But until that morning There's a'nothing can harm you With your daddy and mammy standing by Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry
