Last Days Of Summer

the last days of summer small case letters indicate melody notes C4 - middle C Solo flute : G#5 C6 G#5 D# G# G#5 C6 G#5 D# G# G#/F#maj7 Solo oboe : C#5 F C# G#4 A# C#5 F C# G#4 C#5 C#maj7/Bmaj7 orchestra : G#4 C5 G#4 D# G# C# F C# G#3 A# G#/F#maj7 Fm7 C#/Bmaj7 Fm7 F#maj7 D#m11 C#/F G# F#/G# G# the trees are full and green D#m11 C#/F G# the garden sweet and lush G# C# A#m7 D#m7 C# G# the warmth of the sun be lies sep tem ber Gm7 - 5 F#7 - 5 Fm7 A#m7 D#m7 C# G# a truth to which i must surren der G#/F# Fm7 C#/F the hours are num bered A#m7 C#/F F#maj7 these last days of sum mer oboe : C5 D# C A#4 C5 D# C A#4 G#/F# F# G#/G F# F5 G# F D# C# C# F C# D# F#maj7 G# A#m7 F7/C D#m11 C#/F G# F#/G# her sundress , pink and white D#m11 C#/F G# an orchid in her hair G# C#/F A#m7 D#m7 C# G# as lovely a sight as ever to me Gm7 - 5 C7 Fm7 A#m7 D#m7 C# G# were i A stran ger would she woo me G#/F# Fm7 F#maj7 i cant help but won der A#m7 C#/F A#6/9 these last days of sum mer F9 A#/F thinking the un thinkable F9 A# F+5/A# A# chased with lemon tea G# G#/F# C#/F thoughts that never crossed my mind G#dim G7 Cadd9 when i was twenty - three Gdim F#7 Badd9 F#/B Badd9 too busy being me F9 A#/F a ship once hailed unsinkable G#/F# A# F+5/A# A# is floundering in the deep C C/A# F/A Am7 a boy who once prayed to his god F3 F# F F# F A# ag G#7 C# F#/C# C# F#/C# C# F#/C# G#/C# for his soul to keep C4 C# C F G7 - 9 C A#m/C C would settle for a good nights sleep Fm C7 - 9 Fm/D C7 - 9 my father warned of the waning years C4 C# F E C# C#9 G7 - 5 G# C# G7 C what every man goes through Fm/C C#dim Fm/D Edim i thought him weak and too fraught with fear C4 C# D E Fm/D# Fm/D C#7 - 5 G7 G# C# G7 C to see his tragic point of view F/A A#m6 its a sad cliche F/C A#m6/C# but ever since hes passed away G#/C C#dim Fm/G# C/G# hes ever more present to me Gadd9/D B7/D looking past my prime Gadd9/D B7/D waging war on father time oboe D5 C B4 A# . . . . . . . . A#/D F7/C B A# A# - 5 dad i think i understand , finally G# F F D# G#/A# A#9 Dm7 - 5/G# B/F# strings : C#4 C# C# C A# . . . . A7 C#m/G# Gm7 - 5 F7 A# . . . . A#m Cdim F7/C A#m strange that my eyes should gain more sight A#7 - 9 D#m D#7 - 9 F7/D# F7/C# F7/C F7 as the days begin to lose the li - ight A#m A#11 Adim F7/A C#/G# winter looms on my ho rizon F#6 C#/F D#m7 C#maj7 look at me in my summer wear clar : A4 G# F# F . . . . . F#6 Gdim F7 completely un pre pared D#m11 G# we wrestle in the grass D#m11 C# G# hes grown so tall so quick G# C#/F A#m7 D#m7 C# G# i struggle to get the bet ter of him Gm7 - 5 F#7 - 5 Fm7 A#m7 D#m7 C# G# just how much i tru ly love him G#/F# Fm7 this ive dis covered A#m7 C#/F F#maj7 these last days of sum mer orchestra : D#4 F F# G# C# F# F F D# G# G#7/F# C#/F A#m7 D#m7 C# G# Gm7 - 5 F#9 - 5 Fm7 A#m7 D#m7 C# G# just how much i tru ly love them G#4 C5 G#4 D# F G#/F#maj7 F#maj7 C#/F F#maj7 these last days of sum mer flute : F5 F C F F C D D# F F# F D# Fm/A# D#m6/A# Fm/A# D#m6/A# A# D#m6/A# F5 F C F F C F F C Fm/A# D#m6/A# Fm/A# D#m6/A# Fm/A# D#m6/A# D5 D# F F# F D# F5 F C A#4 . . . . . . . . A# D#m6/A# Fm/A# D#m6/A# A# . . . . . . . . . . . . transcription and chart peter kruger casparus@yahoo . ca