The Days of Wine And Roses – Tony Bennett
(Words & Music by Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini)
(Adapted for the novice guitarist)
Intro: Em Em7 D7 G G7 C Fm C
Gm E7 A7 Am7 A7
The days, of wine and ro – ses,
Dm Dm7 Fm7
Laugh and run away, like a child, at play,
Em7 Em Am Am7 Dm
Through the meadow land toward a closing door,
D7 Dm7 D7 Dm Bm7 E7 Am7 Dm7 G7
A door marked nev - er - more, that wasn't there before.
C Gm E7 A7 Am7 A7
The lone - ly night, dis - clo – ses,
Dm Dm7 Fm7
Just a passing breeze, filled with memories,
Em7 Em Am Am7 F#m
Of the golden smile that in - tro - duced me to,
Em Em7 D7 Dm7 G7 C Fm C
The days of wine and roses and you.
(instrumental : Verse 1 - last line- humming the tune)
Dm D7 Dm7 D7 Dm Bm7 E7 Am7 Dm7 G7
C Gm E7 A7 Am7 A7
The lone - ly night dis - clo – ses,
Dm Dm7 Fm7
Just a passing breeze filled with memories,
Em7 Em Am Am7 F#m
Of the golden smile that in - tro - duced me to,
Em Em7 D7 Dm7 G7 C Fm C CM7 C
The days of wine and roses, and you.
