4th April 2013Inspired by a Ken Russell's 1968 biographical film,'Song of summer', based on the memoirs of Eric Fenby.Fenby strived to transcribe Delius's latter works, by the blind,paralysed, composer, who was suffering the effects of syphilis.Tuning: StandardCAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of B)Strum the Amaj7 chords, and fingerpick for the rest of the song.*********************************************************************Db| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |Amaj7 D(De - li - us!)Amaj7 DOo, he's a moody old man, (De - li - us!)Amaj7 D'Song of sum--mer' in his hand, (De - li - us!)Amaj7 DOo, he's a moody old man, (De - li - us!)Amaj7 DIn... in... in his hand, (De - li - us!)Amaj7 DIn his hand! (De - li - us!)E A/C# E Emaj7 A E| / / / / | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |Emaj7 A E Emaj7 A E("Hummmm!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |Bm6 C#sus4 Emsus2 C#7sus4Oo - oo - oo - oo, oo - oo - oo - oo,^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Bm6 Amaj7 G6 Amaj7 CDe - li - us------, De - li - us a - mat,Amaj7 C G Amaj7 DSy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah! (De - li - us!)Amaj7 DTo be sung of a summer, (De - li - us!)Amaj7 DNight on the water, (De - li - us!)Amaj7 DOoooooo, on the water! (De - li - us!)E A/C# E Emaj7 A E| / / / / | / / | (Ta, ta - ta!) | / / |Emaj7 A E Emaj7 A E("In 'B', Fenby!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta-----!")| / / |Bm6 C#sus4 Emsus2 C#7sus4Oo - oo - oo - oo, oo - oo - oo - oo,^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Bm6 Amaj7 G6 Amaj7 CDe - li - us------, De - li - us a - mat,Amaj7 C G Amaj7Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah---------!Amaj7 Amaj7To be sung of a summer, night on the water,Amaj7 Amaj7Oo, on the water! (Us!) On the water!***********************************************************************C# = x46664Amaj7 = x02120 Emaj7 = 021100 Emsus2 = 022002D = xx0232 A = x02220 G6 = 355400E = 022100 Bm6 = xx4434 C = x32010A/C# = x4222x C#sus4 = x46674 G = 320033
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