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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: D

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

               D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
Do you remember
 Dbm7      F#m7              D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
the 21st night of September?
 Dbm7                                F#m7              D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
 Dbm7        Db7/F   F#m7     G9/A 
While chasing the clouds away

                D7M        Dbm7   Bm7 
Our hearts were ringing
        Dbm7         F#m7              D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
In the key that our souls were singing.
 Dbm7            F#m7              D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
As we danced in the night,
 D7M                 Dbm7          Bm7       G9/A 
Remember, how the stars stole the night away

 Bm7    E7    Dbm7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - say do you remember
 Bm7    E7    Dbm7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - dancing in September
 Bm7    E7    Dbm7           F#m7      G9/A 
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day
Ba de ya

                   D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
My thoughts are with you
         Dbm7             F#m7     D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
Holding hands with your heart to see you
          Dbm7       F#m7 
Only blue talk and love,
 D7M   Dbm7   Bm7   Dbm7              Db7/F        F#m7      G9/A 
Remember                    how we knew love was here to stay

     D7M   Dbm7   Bm7             Dbm7      F#m7           D7M   Dbm7   Bm7 
Now December         found the love that we shared in September.
       Dbm7      F# 
Only blue talk and love,
 D7M   Dbm7   Bm7   Dbm7              Db7/F        F#m7      G9/A 
Remember                         the true love we share today

 Bm7    E7    Dbm7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - say do you remember
 Bm7    E7    Dbm7           F#m7 
Ba de ya - dancing in September
 Bm7    E7    Dbm7           F#m7      G9/A 
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

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