Biography:
Mungo Jerry is an English folk/classic rock group from Ashford, Englandwhose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most instantly recognisable song. Their name was inspired by the poem Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
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Other songs:
- In The Summer Time
- In The Summer Time.
- In The Summertime
- Alright Alright Alright
- Baby Jump
- Have A Whiff On Me
- Hello Nadine
- Lady Rose Acoustic
- Little Miss Hipshake
- Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black
- Maggie
- Mighty Man
- She Rowed
- Somebody Stole My Wife
- Sweet Mary Jane
- The Pushbike Song
- Wild Love
- You Dont Have To Be In The Army
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Capo on 2
Intro = G Em D G Em D G Em C G G Em C G
Verse 1
G Em C G
Well, your girlfriend takes you round to her house and you meet her folks
G Em C G
But they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke
G D C D
They grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door
G Em C G G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Verse 2
G Em C G
Well, you're working very hard to get promotion at your job
G Em C G
But arrive late one morning just because you missed the bus
G D C D
The foreman says, You're fired, 'cause your punctuality’s poor
G Em C G G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Verse 3
G Em C G
Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night
G Em C G
But they say that you can't stay there, just because your shirt ain’t white
G D C D
You're tired and you’re hungry and you cannot walk no more
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Music only as per verse chords
G Em C G G Em C G G D C D G Em C G
Verse 4
G Em C G
Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head
G Em C G
So you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead
G D C D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw
G Em C G G Em C G G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Outro
G D C D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war (to fade)
Intro = G Em D G Em D G Em C G G Em C G
Verse 1
G Em C G
Well, your girlfriend takes you round to her house and you meet her folks
G Em C G
But they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke
G D C D
They grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door
G Em C G G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Verse 2
G Em C G
Well, you're working very hard to get promotion at your job
G Em C G
But arrive late one morning just because you missed the bus
G D C D
The foreman says, You're fired, 'cause your punctuality’s poor
G Em C G G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Verse 3
G Em C G
Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night
G Em C G
But they say that you can't stay there, just because your shirt ain’t white
G D C D
You're tired and you’re hungry and you cannot walk no more
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Music only as per verse chords
G Em C G G Em C G G D C D G Em C G
Verse 4
G Em C G
Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head
G Em C G
So you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead
G D C D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw
G Em C G G Em C G G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Outro
G D C D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war (to fade)
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