THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER small case letters indicate melody notes c4-middle C solo flute: ab5 c6 ab5 eb ab ab5 c6 ab5 eb ab ab/Gbmaj7 solo oboe: db5 f db ab4 bb db5 f db ab4 db5 Dbmaj7/Bmaj7 orchestra: ab4 c5 ab4 eb ab db f db ab3 bb ab/Gbmaj7 Fm7 db/Bmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Ebm11 db/f ab Gb/ab ab The trees are full and green Ebm11 db/f ab The garden sweet and lush ab db Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab The warmth of the sun be lies Sep tem ber Gm7-5 F#7-5 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab A truth to which I must surren der ab/Gb Fm7 db/f The hours are num bered Bbm7 db/f Gbmaj7 These last days of sum mer oboe: c5 eb C bb4 c5 eb C bb4 ab/Gb Gb ab/G Gb f5 ab f eb db db f db eb Gbmaj7 ab Bbm7 F7/C Ebm11 db/f ab Gb/ab Her sundress, pink and white Ebm11 db/f ab An orchid in her hair ab db/f Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab As lovely a sight as ever to me Gm7-5 C7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab Were I a stran ger would she woo me ab/Gb Fm7 Gbmaj7 I can?t help but won der Bbm7 db/f Bb6/9 These last days of sum mer F9 Bb/F Thinking the un thinkable F9 bb f+5/bb bb Chased with lemon tea ab ab/Gb db/f Thoughts that never crossed my mind Abdim G7 Cadd9 When I was twenty-three Gdim Gb7 Badd9 Gb/B Badd9 Too busy being me F9 Bb/F A ship once hailed unsinkable ab/Gb bb f+5/bb bb Is floundering in the deep C C/Bb F/A Am7 A boy who once prayed to his God f3 Gb f Gb f bb ag Ab7 db Gb/db db Gb/db db Gb/db ab/db For his soul to keep c4 db C f G7-9 C Bbm/C C Would settle for a good night?s sleep Fm C7-9 Fm/D C7-9 My father warned of the waning years c4 db f e db Db9 G7-5 ab db G7 C What every man goes through Fm/C Dbdim Fm/D Edim I thought him weak and too fraught with fear c4 db D e Fm/eb Fm/D Db7-5 G7 ab db G7 C To see his tragic point of view F/A Bbm6 It?s a sad clich? F/C Bbm6/db But ever since he?s passed away ab/C Dbdim Fm/Ab C/Ab He?s ever more present to me Gadd9/D B7/D Looking past my prime Gadd9/D B7/D Waging war on Father Time oboe d5 C b4 bb........ Bb/D F7/C B bb Bb-5 Dad I think I understand, finally ab f f eb ab/bb Bb9 Dm7-5/ab B/F# strings: c#4 c# c# C bb.... A7 Dbm/ab Gm7-5 F7 bb.... Bbm Cdim F7/C Bbm Strange that my eyes should gain more sight Bb7-9 Ebm Eb7-9 F7/eb F7/db F7/C F7 As the days begin to lose the li- ight Bbm Bb11 Adim F7/A db/ab Winter looms on my ho rizon Gb6 db/f Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Look at me in my summer wear clar: a4 ab Gb f..... Gb6 Gdim F7 Completely un pre pared Ebm11 ab We wrestle in the grass Ebm11 db ab He?s grown so tall so quick ab db/f Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab I struggle to get the bet ter of him Gm7-5 F#7-5 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab Just how much I tru ly love him ab/Gb Fm7 This I?ve dis covered Bbm7 db/f Gbmaj7 These last days of sum mer orchestra: eb4 f Gb ab db Gb f f eb ab Ab7/Gb db/f Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab Gm7-5 F#9-5 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 db ab Just how much I tru ly love them ab4 c5 ab4 eb f ab/Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 db/f Gbmaj7 ?These last days of sum mer flute: f5 f C f f C D eb f Gb f eb Fm/bb Ebm6/bb Fm/bb Ebm6/bb bb Ebm6/bb f5 f C f f C f f C Fm/bb Ebm6/bb Fm/bb Ebm6/bb Fm/bb Ebm6/bb d5 eb f Gb f eb f5 f C bb4........ bb Ebm6/bb Fm/bb Ebm6/bb bb............ transcription and chart Peter Kruger casparus@yahoo.ca