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September Song (chromatic)

by Willie Nelson, Roy Clark · tab for chromatic harmonica

No bends144 notesHoles 3–8Chromatic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend< = slide in
When I was a young man
court-ing the girls,
I played me a wait-ing game.
If a maid re-fused me
with toss-ing curls,
I let the old earth
take a cou-ple of whirls,
While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls.
And as time came a-round she came my way.
As time came a-round, she came.
Oh, it's a long, long while
from May to De-cem-ber,
But the days grow short
when you reach Sep-tem-ber.
When the au-tumn weath-er
turns the leaves to flame,
One has-n't got time for the wait-ing game.
Oh, the days dwind-le down to a prec-ious few
Sep-tem-ber, No-vem-ber.
And these few pre-cious days
I'll spend with you. These pre-cious days,
I'll spend with you.