Kunci Gitar Gino Vannelli - 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# . . . . . . . . . . . .

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