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                         IN THE SUMMERTIME - Thirsty Merc
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Tabbed by: Matt Philips

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