THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER small case letters indicate melody notes Csus4-middle C solo flute: Ab5 C6 Ab5 Eb Ab Ab5 C6 Ab5 Eb Ab Ab/F#maj7 solo oboe: C#5 F C# ab4 Bb C#5 F C# ab4 C#5 C#maj7/Bmaj7 orchestra: ab4 C5 ab4 Eb Ab C# F C# Ab3 Bb Ab/F#maj7 Fm7 C#/Bmaj7 Fm7 F#maj7 Ebm11 C#/F Ab F#/Ab Ab The trees are full and green Ebm11 C#/F Ab The garden sweet and lush Ab C# Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab The warmth of the sun be lies Sep tem ber Gm7-5 F#7-5 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab A truth to which I must surren der Ab/F# Fm7 C#/F The hours are num bered Bbm7 C#/F F#maj7 These last days of sum mer oboe: C5 Eb C bb4 C5 Eb C bb4 Ab/F# F# Ab/G F# F5 Ab F Eb C# C# F C# Eb F#maj7 Ab Bbm7 F7/C Ebm11 C#/F Ab F#/Ab Her sundress, pink and white Ebm11 C#/F Ab An orchid in her hair Ab C#/F Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab As lovely a sight as ever to me Gm7-5 C7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab Were I a stran ger would she woo me Ab/F# Fm7 F#maj7 I can’t help but won der Bbm7 C#/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/F# C#/F Thoughts that never crossed my mind Abdim G7 Cadd9 When I was twenty-three Gdim F#7 Badd9 F#/B Badd9 Too busy being me F9 Bb/F A ship once hailed unsinkable Ab/F# 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 F# F F# F Bb ag Ab7 C# F#/C# C# F#/C# C# F#/C# Ab/C# For his soul to keep Csus4 C# 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 Csus4 C# F E C# C#9 G7-5 Ab C# G7 C What every man goes through Fm/C C#dim Fm/D Edim I thought him weak and too fraught with fear Csus4 C# D E Fm/Eb Fm/D C#7-5 G7 Ab C# G7 C To see his tragic point of view F/A Bbm6 It’s a sad cliché F Bbm6/C# But ever since he’s passed away Ab/C C#dim 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 Bsus4 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 strings: c#4 C# C# C Bb.... A7 C#m/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/C# F7/C F7 As the days begin to lose the li- ight Bbm Bb11 Adim F7/A C#/Ab Winter looms on my ho rizon F#6 C#/F Ebm7 C#maj7 Look at me in my summer wear clar: Asus4 Ab F# F..... F#6 Gdim F7 Completely un pre pared Ebm11 Ab We wrestle in the grass Ebm11 C# Ab He’s grown so tall so quick Ab C#/F Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab I struggle to get the bet ter of him Gm7-5 F#7-5 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab Just how much I tru ly love him Ab/F# Fm7 This I’ve dis covered Bbm7 C#/F F#maj7 These last days of sum mer orchestra: eb4 F F# Ab C# F# F F Eb Ab Ab7/F# C#/F Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab Gm7-5 F#9-5 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 C# Ab Just how much I tru ly love them ab4 C5 ab4 Eb F Ab/F#maj7 F#maj7 C#/F F#maj7 …These last days of sum mer flute: F5 F C F F C D Eb F F# 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 F# F Eb F5 F C bb4........ Bb Ebm6/Bb Fm/Bb Ebm6/Bb Bb............ transcription and chart Peter Kruger casparus@yahoo.ca
