title: September Songkey: Musicalharp type: Chromaticgenre: Bbskill: AnyW: Maxwell AndersonM: Kurt WeillFrom: Knickerbocker HolidayWillie Nelson, Roy ClarkKey: Bb-3* 4 4 4 -5* -5*When I was a young man-5 -5 -5 -3*court-ing the girls,-3* 4 4 4 -5* -5* -5I played me a wait-ing game.-3*-3* 4 4 -5* -5*If a maid re-fused me-5* -5 -5 -6with toss-ing curls,-6 -5* -5* -5* 7I let the old earth7 7 -6 -6 -6 -7*take a cou-ple of whirls,-3* -3* 4 4 4 -5* -5* -5 -5 7While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls.-3* -3* 4 4 4 -5* -5* -5 -5 -3*And as time came a-round she came my way.-3* 4 4 4 -5* -5* -5As time came a-round, she came. -3* -5 -7 7 7 7Oh, it’s a long, long while-3* -3* 4* -6* -6 -6from May to De-cem-ber,-5 -5 -6 -7* 8But the days grow short5 5 -3* 4 -5 -5when you reach Sep-tem-ber.-3* -3* -5 -7 7 7When the au-tumn weath-er-3* -3* 4* -6* -6turns the leaves to flame,-5 -6 -6 -7* 8 5 5 -5* -5* -5One has-n’t got time for the wait-ing game.-7* -7* 8 -7* -7 -7* -7*-7* 8* -7* -7*Oh, the days dwind-le down to a prec-ious few-7* 8 -7* -7* 8* -7*Sep-tem-ber, No-vem-ber.-3* -5 -7 7 7 7And these few pre-cious days-3* 4* -6* -6 -5 -6 -7* 8I’ll spend with you. These pre-cious days,7 -7* -7 -7*I’ll spend with you.