Key: C
Introduction: F Fm7 Fº C C/B Am Am/G D Dm7 G7 C Fº C
Fº C Am C
When I was a young man acourtin' the girls
Fº
I played me a waitin' game
Fº C Am
If a maid refused me with a toss of her curls
F G C Am
I'd let the ol' world take a couple of twirls
F C Am
And I'd ply her with tears instead of pearls
Fº C Am
And as time came around she came my way
Fº G G7
As time came around, she came
Melody
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(9) 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
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