Why God Made Summertime

	  		Intro: |D   |D   |Bm  |G   | x2 


verse 1: 
        D 
Gimme a fastball flying over home plate 
Bm                  G 
A corn dog and some ten cent lemonade 
D                                      Bm 
Stands all packed little brother up at bat 
G 
(That's right) 

How bout a shady tree and a dog in the front yard 
Begging me to throw him that tennis ball 
Bucket full of suds washing up a bucket of rust 
G 
Kids out of school, sky's shining blue 
A 
Long days, sun rays nothing like June 


 
        D              Em 
Got the gang out back, sprinkler in the grass 
G                A 
T-bones grillin, cold Corona chillin 
         D       Em 
Get your lazy on all day long  
G                            A 
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime 

|D   |Em  |G   |        A 
             That's why god made summertime 



|D   |D   |Bm  |G   | 


verse 2: 
        D 
Gimme a tire swing down by the old creek 
Bm             G 
Scraped knees, damn it's only waist deep 
D                               Bm     G 
Jump in cool off your sunburned skin 
G 
Kicking back killing time living that good life 
A 
Ain't nothing like soaking up July 


 
D               Em 
Gang's out back sprinkler in the grass 
G                A 
T-bones grillin, cold Corona chillin 
         D       Em 
Get your lazy on all day long  
G                            A 
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime 



Solo: 
|D   |Em   |G   |A   | x2 


Bridge: 
G 
Here comes twilight bringing out the fireflies 
A 
Stars shining got nothing on your eyes 
G 
Hurry up girl don't miss a gimme that 
A 
Long kiss, we're almost out of August 



    D              Em 
The gang's already parked out at the levee 
G                     A 
Circled up headlights let's do it right  
             D        Em 
And get your crazy on all night long 
G                              A 
Let the stars shine that's why god made summertime 

    D               Em 
The gang's out back sprinkler in the grass 
G                A 
T-bones grillin, cold Corona chillin 
         D       Em 
Get your lazy on all day long  
G                            A 
Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime 



Outro: 
|D   |Em   |G                            A 
            Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime 
            Let the sun shine that's why god made summertime 
|D   |Em   |G            A 
              That's why god made summertime