Standard (EADGBE)
-middle
Solo flute
Solo oboe
ab4
ab4
orchestra:
ab4 ab4
The trees are full and green
The garden sweet and lush
The warmth of the sun be lies Sep tem ber
-5 [F#7-5]
A truth to which I must surren der
The hours are num bered
These last days of sum mer
oboe:
bb4 bb4
Her sundress, pink and white
An orchid in her hair
As lovely a sight as ever to me
-5
Were I a stran ger would she woo me
I cant help but won der
/ [Bb6/9]
These last days of sum mer
Thinking the un thinkable
+5/
Chased with lemon tea
Thoughts that never crossed my mind
When I was twenty-three
Too busy being me
A ship once hailed unsinkable
/ +5/
Is floundering in the deep
A boy who once prayed to his God
ag
For his soul to keep
[G7-9] /
Would settle for a good nights sleep
[C7-9] / -9
My father warned of the waning years
[G7-5]
What every man goes through
I thought him weak and too fraught with fear
/ / [C#7-5]
To see his tragic point of view
Its a sad cliché
But ever since hes passed away
Hes ever more present to me
Looking past my prime
Waging war on Father Time
oboe
/ [Bb-5]
Dad I think I understand, finally
/ -5/
strings:
c#4 ....
/ -5 ....
Strange that my eyes should gain more sight
[Bb7-9] [Eb7-9] / / /
As the days begin to lose the li- ight
Winter looms on my ho rizon
Look at me in my summer wear
clar: .....
Completely un pre pared
We wrestle in the grass
Hes grown so tall so quick
I struggle to get the bet ter of him
-5 [F#7-5]
Just how much I tru ly love him
This Ive dis covered
These last days of sum mer
orchestra:
eb4
-5 [F#9-5]
Just how much I tru ly love them
ab4 ab4
These last days of sum mer
flute:
bb4........