Biography:
Mungo Jerry is an English folk/classic rock group from Ashford, Englandwhose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most instantly recognisable song. Their name was inspired by the poem Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
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Other songs:
- In The Summer Time
- In The Summer Time.
- In The Summertime
- Alright Alright Alright
- Baby Jump
- Have A Whiff On Me
- Hello Nadine
- Lady Rose Acoustic
- Little Miss Hipshake
- Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black
- Maggie
- Mighty Man
- She Rowed
- Somebody Stole My Wife
- Sweet Mary Jane
- The Pushbike Song
- Wild Love
- You Dont Have To Be In The Army
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In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry (Ray Dorset, 1970)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 160 BPM (3 Min. 43 Sec.) in 'E'.
(Chords)
GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass Chord
------------------ -----------------
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 E B-C#-E-G#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
B7 - x 2 1 2 0 2 B B-D#-F#-A -OR-
- x 2 4 2 4 2 B B-D#-F#-A
As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
B7 for the B. It sounds good either way.
[Intro]
[12.25 M]
E E6 E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… In the
[Verse 1]
[12 M]
E E
sum-mer-… time… when the wea-ther is high,… you can
E E
stretch right… up… and… touch… the sky… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mind…
E B A
Have a drink,… have a drive,… go out and see… what you can
E E
find… If her
[Verse 2]
[12 M]
E E E
dad-dy's… rich,… take her out for a meal… If her dad-dy's… poor,… just…
E A A
do what you feel… Speed a-long the… lane,… do a ton,… or a ton and twen-ty-
E E B
five… When the sun… goes down… you can
A E E
make it, make it good in a lay-by… We're no
[Verse 3]
[12 M]
E E
threat,… peo-… ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean… We love
E E
ev-… 'ry-bo-… dy, but we do as we please… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the sea…
E B
We're al-ways hap-… py,… Life's for
A E E
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy… Sing a-
[Chorus 1]
[12 M]
E E E
-long… with us,… dee dee dee dee… dee… Dah do dah dah… dah… Yeah, we're
E A A E
hap-hap-… py… Dah… dah… dah,… dee dah do dee do do dah do dah…
E B A E E
Dah do dah dah… dah… dah dah… dah… do dah dah…
[Re-Intro]
[12 M]
E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… When the
[Verse 4]
[16 M]
E E
win-ter's-… here,… yeah, it's par-… ty time… Bring a
E E
bot-tle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be sum-mer-time… and we'll
A A E
sing a-… gain… We'll go driv-in', or may-be we'll set-tle down…
E B
If she's rich,… if she's nice,… bring your
A E E N.C. N.C. E E6
friends… and we'll all go in-to town…
[Re-Intro 2]
E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… In the
[Verse 5]
(repeat verse 1)
[12M]
E E
sum-mer-… time… when the wea-ther is high,… you can
E E
stretch right… up… and… touch… the sky… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mind…
E B A
Have a drink…, have a drive,… go out and see… what you can
E E
find… If her
[Verse 6]
[12 M]
E E E
dad-dy's… rich,… take her out for a meal… If her dad-dy's… poor,… just…
E A A
do what you feel… Speed a-long the… lane,… do a ton,… or a ton and twen-ty-
E E B
five… When the sun… goes down… you can
A E E
make it, make it good in a lay-by… We're no
[Verse 7]
(Repeat verse 3)
[12 M]
E E
threat,… peo-… ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean… We love
E E
ev-… 'ry-bo-… dy, but we do as we please… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the sea…
E B
We're al-ways hap-… py,… Life's for
A E E
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy… Sing a-
[Coda]
E E E
-long… with us,… dee dee dee dee… dee… Dah do dah dah… dah… Yeah, we're
E A A E
hap-hap-… py… Dah… dah… dah,… dee dah do dee do do dah do dah…
E B A E E
Dah do dah dah… dah… dah dah… dah… do dah dah…
To play in 'D', substitute the following chords for the ones above:
GUITAR KEYS
Orig. Sub. E A D G B e Bass Chord
-------------------------------- ----------------
E - D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E6 - D6 - x x 0 2 0 2 D B-D-F#-A
A - G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G
B - A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B7 - A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
x 0 2 2 2 3 A A C# E G
As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
A7 for the A. It sounds good either way.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 160 BPM (3 Min. 43 Sec.) in 'E'.
(Chords)
GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass Chord
------------------ -----------------
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 E B-C#-E-G#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
B7 - x 2 1 2 0 2 B B-D#-F#-A -OR-
- x 2 4 2 4 2 B B-D#-F#-A
As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
B7 for the B. It sounds good either way.
[Intro]
[12.25 M]
E E6 E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… In the
[Verse 1]
[12 M]
E E
sum-mer-… time… when the wea-ther is high,… you can
E E
stretch right… up… and… touch… the sky… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mind…
E B A
Have a drink,… have a drive,… go out and see… what you can
E E
find… If her
[Verse 2]
[12 M]
E E E
dad-dy's… rich,… take her out for a meal… If her dad-dy's… poor,… just…
E A A
do what you feel… Speed a-long the… lane,… do a ton,… or a ton and twen-ty-
E E B
five… When the sun… goes down… you can
A E E
make it, make it good in a lay-by… We're no
[Verse 3]
[12 M]
E E
threat,… peo-… ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean… We love
E E
ev-… 'ry-bo-… dy, but we do as we please… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the sea…
E B
We're al-ways hap-… py,… Life's for
A E E
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy… Sing a-
[Chorus 1]
[12 M]
E E E
-long… with us,… dee dee dee dee… dee… Dah do dah dah… dah… Yeah, we're
E A A E
hap-hap-… py… Dah… dah… dah,… dee dah do dee do do dah do dah…
E B A E E
Dah do dah dah… dah… dah dah… dah… do dah dah…
[Re-Intro]
[12 M]
E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… When the
[Verse 4]
[16 M]
E E
win-ter's-… here,… yeah, it's par-… ty time… Bring a
E E
bot-tle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be sum-mer-time… and we'll
A A E
sing a-… gain… We'll go driv-in', or may-be we'll set-tle down…
E B
If she's rich,… if she's nice,… bring your
A E E N.C. N.C. E E6
friends… and we'll all go in-to town…
[Re-Intro 2]
E E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E A A
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
E E B
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh…
A E E
Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch,… uh… Ch-… ch-ch… In the
[Verse 5]
(repeat verse 1)
[12M]
E E
sum-mer-… time… when the wea-ther is high,… you can
E E
stretch right… up… and… touch… the sky… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… you got wo-men, you got wo-men on your mind…
E B A
Have a drink…, have a drive,… go out and see… what you can
E E
find… If her
[Verse 6]
[12 M]
E E E
dad-dy's… rich,… take her out for a meal… If her dad-dy's… poor,… just…
E A A
do what you feel… Speed a-long the… lane,… do a ton,… or a ton and twen-ty-
E E B
five… When the sun… goes down… you can
A E E
make it, make it good in a lay-by… We're no
[Verse 7]
(Repeat verse 3)
[12 M]
E E
threat,… peo-… ple. We're not dir-ty, we're not mean… We love
E E
ev-… 'ry-bo-… dy, but we do as we please… When the
A A E
wea-ther's… fine,… we go fish-in' or go sail-in' in the sea…
E B
We're al-ways hap-… py,… Life's for
A E E
liv-ing, yeah, that's our phi-los-o-phy… Sing a-
[Coda]
E E E
-long… with us,… dee dee dee dee… dee… Dah do dah dah… dah… Yeah, we're
E A A E
hap-hap-… py… Dah… dah… dah,… dee dah do dee do do dah do dah…
E B A E E
Dah do dah dah… dah… dah dah… dah… do dah dah…
To play in 'D', substitute the following chords for the ones above:
GUITAR KEYS
Orig. Sub. E A D G B e Bass Chord
-------------------------------- ----------------
E - D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E6 - D6 - x x 0 2 0 2 D B-D-F#-A
A - G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G
B - A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B7 - A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
x 0 2 2 2 3 A A C# E G
As a matter of personal preference, you can substitute
A7 for the A. It sounds good either way.
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