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September

September by Earth, Wind & Fire was composed by Maurice White, Al McKay, and Allee Willis. It became one of the bands hits after its release in 1978. Maurice White aimed to produce a track that would keep people dancing and feeling good. According to Willis, the specific mention of the 21st night of September was chosen because 21 sounded phonetically pleasing in the song, rather than denoting a particular significance.

Key: Bm

Introduction:  D7M   C#m7   Bm7   C#m7   F#m7   D7M   C#m7   Bm7   C#m7   C#7/E#   F#m7   G7M/A  

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               D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
Do you remember
 C#m7      F#m7              D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
the 21st night of September?
 C#m7                                F#m7              D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
 C#m7        C#7/E#   F#m7     G9/A 
While chasing the clouds away

                D7M        C#m7   Bm7 
Our hearts were ringing
        C#m7         F#m7              D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
In the key that our souls were singing.
 C#m7            F#m7              D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
As we danced in the night,
 D7M                 C#m7          Bm7       G9/A 
Remember, how the stars stole the night away

 Bm7    E7    C#m7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - say do you remember
 Bm7    E7    C#m7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - dancing in September
 Bm7    E7    C#m7           F#m7      G9/A 
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day
Ba de ya

                   D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
My thoughts are with you
         C#m7             F#m7     D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
Holding hands with your heart to see you
          C#m7       F#m7 
Only blue talk and love,
 D7M   C#m7   Bm7   C#m7              C#7/E#        F#m7      G9/A 
Remember                    how we knew love was here to stay

     D7M   C#m7   Bm7             C#m7      F#m7           D7M   C#m7   Bm7 
Now December         found the love that we shared in September.
       C#m7      F# 
Only blue talk and love,
 D7M   C#m7   Bm7   C#m7              C#7/E#        F#m7      G9/A 
Remember                         the true love we share today

 Bm7    E7    C#m7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - say do you remember
 Bm7    E7    C#m7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - dancing in September
 Bm7    E7    C#m7           F#m7      G9/A 
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

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