Now That The Summer's Here - Michael Franks

Updated: 2020-10-16

Album: Time Together Time Together album cover
Song: Now That The Summer's Here
Artist: Michael Franks
Links: YouTube

Chords

[Intro]
Dm9 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9
Dm9 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9
Dm9 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9
Dm9/11 Db7 Cmaj9 Aaugb9
[Verse]
Dm9 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9 In slow motion I'm reborn,
Dm9 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9 I need a week to mow the lawn,
Dm9 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9 I eat dinner with my flip-flops on,
Dm9/11 Db7#9 Cmaj9 C6/9 now that the summer's here
[...] With my chores I only flirt,
[...] hung in my hammock, reading Kurt,
[...] struggling to remain inert,
[...] now that the summer's here
[Chorus]
Gm11 Gm6/11 Fmaj7 Now that the summer is here
F6 Gm11 I'll laze all day,
Gm6/11 Fmaj7 my work can wait
Bbm11 Bbm6/11 Abmaj7 At night behave like a firefly and
Gm6b5 C7 oscillate with my mate
[Verse]
I can spare some wherewithal
listening to Ahmad Jamal,
Poinciana says it all,
now that the summer's here
One thing is crystal clear,
I won't be going anywhere
except my Adirondack chair,
now that the summer's here
Now, now that the summer's here
Now, now that the summer's here
[...]

This is a by-ear guitar transcription of Now That The Summer's Here as interpreted by Michael Franks. There are quite possibly some mistakes in the chords or lyrics, but I tried my best! If you spot a fix or found this helpful, let me know :)

Thanks / Obrigado, and happy playing.