Intro: FFm7FdimCC/BAmAm/GDDm7G7CFdimCFdimCAmFdimC
When I was a young man acourtin' the girls, I played me a waitin' game;
FdimCAmFGCAm
If a maid refused me with a toss of her curls, I'd let the ol' world take a couple of twirls,
FCAmFdimCAm
And I'd ply her with tears instead of pearls, and as time came around she came my way,
FdimGG7
As time came around, she came.
(refrão)
FFm7FdimCC/BAm
But it's a long, long time from May to December,
Am/GD7Dm7G7CFdimC
And the days grow short when you reach September;
FFmFdimCC/BAm
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame,
Am/GDDm7G7CFdimC
One hasn't got time for the waiting game.
FFm7/13 Fm7Dm7FdimG
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few. September November
G7FFm7FdimCC/BAm
And these few precious days I'll spend with you,
Am/GDDm7FdimC
These precious days I'll spend with you.
FFm7/6 Fm7Dm7FdimG
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few. September November
G7FFm7FdimCC/BAmA/GD
And these few precious days I'll spend with you, these precious days
Dm7Dm5-/7 CFFdimDm5-/7 C
I'll spend with you.
(verso 2)
FdimCAm
When you meet with the young men in the early Spring
FdimCFdimCAm
They'll court you with wine and with song, they'll woo you with words and a clover ring
FGCAmFFdimCAm
But if you examine the goods that they bring, They have little to offer but the songs that they sing
FdimCAmFdimGG7
And a plentiful waste of time of day. A plentiful waste of time
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.