Flaming Lips - Its Summertime Chords & Tabs

"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:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/flaming_lips/its_summertime_tab.html ]
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------------------------------------------------------------------|