Thank God For The Summertime by Ben Rector, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Thank God For The Summertime

Biography:

Ben Rector (born November 6, 1986) is a singer/songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma, US now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Rector’s stylistic influences include pop, rock, and folk music.

Rector took piano lessons as a small child but did not begin playing music seriously until he picked up the guitar in high school. He began writing songs in tenth grade and formed a band called Euromart the following year. Euromart made an EP and played club shows in Tulsa, but dissolved when the members left for college.

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Thank God For The Summertime
Ben Rector

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 Dm G
. Whoever needs to call you can 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
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 . .

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
|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)

[Outro]
| 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.

Charted by Dexex

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