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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: D7+    C#m7    Bm7    C#m7    F#m7    D7+    C#m7    Bm7    C#m7    C#7/E#    F#m7    G7+/A    

difficulty
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                  D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
Do you remember
Dbm7        F#m7                  D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
the 21st night of September?
Dbm7                                          F#m7                  D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
Dbm7          Db7/F    F#m7      G9/A  
While chasing the clouds away

                    D7+          Dbm7    Bm7  
Our hearts were ringing
         Dbm7            F#m7                  D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
In the key that our souls were singing.
Dbm7                F#m7                  D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
As we danced in the night,
D7+                      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
Bm7     E7     Dbm7              F#m7  

                        D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
My thoughts are with you
          Dbm7                 F#m7      D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
Holding hands with your heart to see you
            Dbm7         F#m7  
Only blue talk and love,
D7+    Dbm7    Bm7    Dbm7                  Db7/F          F#m7        G9/A  
Remember                          how we knew love was here to stay

     D7+    Dbm7    Bm7                 Dbm7        F#m7              D7+    Dbm7    Bm7  
Now December            found the love that we shared in September.
        Dbm7        F#  
Only blue talk and love,
D7+    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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