Key: C
Introduction: F Fm7 Fº C C/B Am Am/G D Dm7 G7 C Fº C
Fº C Am Fº C
When I was a young man acourtin' the girls, I played me a waitin' game
Fº C Am F G C Am
If a maid refused me with a toss of her curls, I'd let the ol' world take a couple of twirls
F C Am Fº C Am
And I'd ply her with tears instead of pearls, and as time came around she came my way
Fº G G7
As time came around, she came
F Fm7 Fº C C/B Am
But it's a long, long time from May to December
Am/G D7 Dm7 G7 C Fº C
And the days grow short when you reach September
F Fm Fº C C/B Am
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
Am/G D Dm7 G7 C Fº C
One hasn't got time for the waiting game
F Fm7(13) Fm7 Dm7 Fº G
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few. September November
G7 F Fm7 Fº C C/B Am
And these few precious days I'll spend with you
Am/G D Dm7 Fº C
These precious days I'll spend with you
F Fm7/6 Fm7 Dm7 Fº G
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few. September November
G7 F Fm7 Fº C C/B Am A/G D
And these few precious days I'll spend with you, these precious days
Dm7 Dm7(b5) C F Fº Dm7(b5) C
I'll spend with you.
Fº C Am
When you meet with the young men in the early Spring
Fº C
They'll court you with wine and with song
Fº C Am
They'll woo you with words and a clover ring
F G C Am
But if you examine the goods that they bring
F Fº C Am
They have little to offer but the songs that they sing
Fº C Am Fº G G7
And a plentiful waste of time of day. A plentiful waste of time
F Fm7 Fº C C/B Am
But it's a long, long time from May to December
Am/G D7 Dm7 G7 C Fº C
And the days grow short when you reach September
F Fm Fº C C/B Am
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
Am/G D Dm7 G7 C Fº C
One hasn't got time for the waiting game
F Fm7(13) Fm7 Dm7 Fº G
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few. September November
Fº C Am Fº C
When I was a young man acourtin' the girls, I played me a waitin' game
Fº C Am F G C Am
If a maid refused me with a toss of her curls, I'd let the ol' world take a couple of twirls
F C Am Fº C Am
And I'd ply her with tears instead of pearls, and as time came around she came my way
Fº G G7
As time came around, she came