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Its Summertime

The Flaming Lips
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Song

"It's Summertime" Tab

INTRO: Chords with Riff

Am D

E---5---------5-------5---------5-------5-----5---5-----|
B-----5-----6---6-------5-----6---6-------5-----5---5---|
G-5-----5-5-------5-5-----5-5-------5-7-----7---------7-|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

G

E----3---------7---------7---------7------|
B--3---3-----8---8-----8---8-----8---8----|
G4-------4/7-------7-7-------7-7-------7--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

VERSE:

E---5---5---5---3---3---3---3-----7-------6-----6---|
B-----7---7-------3---3-------3/8---8-------7-----7-|
G-7-----------4-----------4-----------7-------------|
D---------------------------------------8-----8-----|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

It's summertime . . . and I can . . .

E------7-----------7----------7-------7-------7-------7--------5------------|
B---10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9---8---8---8---8---7---5h7-------------|
G-7---------7------------9-------9-------7--------7-------7-----------7-----|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

you still feel sad

(This riff may be varied for the second verse)

D G

It's summertime

F# Bm

and I can . . .

E G D

Still feel sad

D G

It's summertime

F# Bm

and though . . .

E G D

possibilities

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CHORUS:

Lead guitar rapidly plucks high notes of each chord

A G

. . .look inside . . .

Gm D

all you'll see

A G

. . . look inside. . .

F#

all you'll see

G A Bm C

Is a self-reflected. . .

E----14----------14-------------14-----15-14-------17---15-|
B-------15----------14-------13---------------13---15---15-|
G-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

(Overlayed guitar riffs below)

G D Em A

Look outside . . .

A G D

Recognize . . . summertime

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------5-5/7-7h9p7-----------5-7p5---------------5-7h9p7-5------------|
E---5h7-------------------5h7-------7p5-------5h7----------------------|

(after look outside) (during you'll) (after recognize)

(These riffs vary each time)

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OUTRO:

Am D repeated (with reverbed bass playing A and D and finally F

G D A)

End riff:

E-----------------------------------------------------------0------|
B--10-8/13-10-10-10-8/13-10-10-8/13-8--8--3---3---3----------------|
G------------------------------------------------------2-------2---|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

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