xTHE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER transcription and chart Peter Kruger [email protected] 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 a g 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 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 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............
