In The Summertime by Thirsty Merc, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

In The Summertime

Biography:

Thirsty Merc is an Australian rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matt Smith (guitarist).

Thirsty Merc have released one EP entitled First Work, and 3 studio albums; Thirsty Merc, Slideshows, and Mousetrap Heart. The band has sold over 200,000 albums, has toured extensively around Australia, and have received heavy airplay in Australia on an impressive number of songs.

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IN THE SUMMERTIME - Thirsty Merc
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Tabbed by: Matt Philips
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard - EADGBE

Chords Used:

E A B F# C#m G#
e|---0-----0-----2-----2-----4-----4---------------------------------------|
B|---0-----2-----4-----2-----5-----4---------------------------------------|
G|---1-----2-----4-----3-----6-----5---------------------------------------|
D|---2-----2-----4-----4-----6-----6---------------------------------------|
A|---2-----0-----2-----4-----4-----6---------------------------------------|
E|---0-----0-----x-----2-----x-----4---------------------------------------|

[Opening Riff]

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7---|
E|-0--0-0-4-0-0-5--5/6/7--------|(x4)(then over top of verse)

[Verse 1]

E A B
I don't have a job
E A B
I never liked them
E A B E A B
I just wanna play in the sunshine

(same chords progression)

They say I was wrong
But I know better
I live my life like I'm dying

[Pre-Chorus 1]

F#
Gimme a chance
A
I'll do my best to kick and scream and dance
F# A
When winter comes I'll turn around

[Chorus]

B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be

[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)

I can't complain
'Cos I'm still breathing
There's nobody breathing down my neck now

[Pre-Chorus 2]
(same as pre-chorus 1)

Gimme a go
Like an open furnace setting fire to snow
When winter comes I'll ask the crowd

[Chorus]

B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be

[Pre-Chorus 3]
(same as pre-chorus 1)

So let me run
I'll dream until my head weighs 16 tonnes
And when I wake sometime in June
I'll say

[Chorus]

B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime

B E
Take me back to the sweet times
C#m
The hot nights
A E
Everything is gonna be alright
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B E
And even if I have to wait til next year
C#m
I don't care
A E
All I know is that I'll meet you there
F#
In the summertime
(G#) A
Baby, in the summertime
B
That is where I'll be

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| x Dead note
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