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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 cliché
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 [email protected]
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