September Song - from Knickerbocker Holiday - Sung by Walter Huston - 1938 Brunswick Record Chords
Tempo:
104.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Cm
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The Great American Standard, the September Song, was introduced in the musical
Knickerbocker Holiday on [Eb] Broadway by Walter Houston back in 1938.
So here is that first original version.
Of course, the September Song was done many, many times by many, many artists.
So here is that classic 1938 rendition by Walter Houston.
[C]
[Am]
[Dm] [C] [Am]
[C] [E] [A]
[Ab] [C]
[D]
[C] [Am] [D]
[Cm] [Ab]
[C] [D]
[D] [C]
[Fm]
[Cm] [Ebm] [C]
[C]
And these [Cm]
I'd spend [C] with you, these notes [D] [Fm]
with [C] you.
[A] When you meet with the young men early in spring, [B] they court you in [E] song and rhyme.
They woo you with [Gm] words in a clover ring.
[Gbm] But if you [C] examine the good they bring, they have [G] little to offer [E]
and [B] a plentiful [Am] weight
of time of day.
[B] A plentiful [F] weight [C] of time.
But [Cm] it's a long, long, [Ab] [C]
[D] [Cm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, [C] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
[A] long, [Abm] long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, [F]
long, [C] [A] [D] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, [Cm] [C] long,
[G] [Fm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time of day, and the days dwindle down [Cm] to
a precious few [C] September.
[Bb] And [B]
[E] these [Cm] [Ab] I [C] spend with you, These precious [D] airs [Fm] I spend with [C] you.
[Em] This is the first [Db] recorded version of the Great American Standard September song sung
by Walter Houston on Brentwood number [G] 8272 from 1938.
[N]
Knickerbocker Holiday on [Eb] Broadway by Walter Houston back in 1938.
So here is that first original version.
Of course, the September Song was done many, many times by many, many artists.
So here is that classic 1938 rendition by Walter Houston.
[C]
[Am]
[Dm] [C] [Am]
[C] [E] [A]
[Ab] [C]
[D]
[C] [Am] [D]
[Cm] [Ab]
[C] [D]
[D] [C]
[Fm]
[Cm] [Ebm] [C]
[C]
And these [Cm]
I'd spend [C] with you, these notes [D] [Fm]
with [C] you.
[A] When you meet with the young men early in spring, [B] they court you in [E] song and rhyme.
They woo you with [Gm] words in a clover ring.
[Gbm] But if you [C] examine the good they bring, they have [G] little to offer [E]
and [B] a plentiful [Am] weight
of time of day.
[B] A plentiful [F] weight [C] of time.
But [Cm] it's a long, long, [Ab] [C]
[D] [Cm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, [C] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
[A] long, [Abm] long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, [F]
long, [C] [A] [D] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, [Cm] [C] long,
[G] [Fm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time of day, and the days dwindle down [Cm] to
a precious few [C] September.
[Bb] And [B]
[E] these [Cm] [Ab] I [C] spend with you, These precious [D] airs [Fm] I spend with [C] you.
[Em] This is the first [Db] recorded version of the Great American Standard September song sung
by Walter Houston on Brentwood number [G] 8272 from 1938.
[N]
Key:
C
D
Cm
Am
E
C
D
Cm
The Great American Standard, the September Song, was introduced in the musical
_ Knickerbocker Holiday on [Eb] Broadway by Walter Houston back in 1938.
_ _ _ So here is that first original version.
_ Of course, the September Song was done many, many times by many, many artists.
So here is that classic 1938 rendition by Walter Houston. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
And these _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I'd spend [C] with you, _ _ these notes [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ with [C] you. _ _ _
_ [A] When you meet with the young men early in spring, [B] they court you in [E] song and rhyme.
They woo you with [Gm] words in a clover ring.
[Gbm] But if you [C] examine the good they bring, they have [G] little to offer _ [E] _ _
and [B] a plentiful [Am] weight
of time of day. _
[B] A plentiful [F] weight [C] of time. _ _
_ _ But [Cm] it's a long, long, _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Cm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, [C] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, _ long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, _
[A] _ long, [Abm] long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, _ _ [F]
long, [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] long, _ long, long, long, long, long, long, long, _ [Cm] _ [C] long, _ _
_ [G] _ [Fm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time of day, and the days dwindle down [Cm] to
a precious few _ [C] September. _ _
[Bb] And _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] these [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] I [C] spend with _ _ you, These precious [D] _ airs [Fm] I spend _ with [C] you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ This is the first [Db] recorded version of the Great American Standard September song sung
by Walter Houston on Brentwood number [G] 8272 from 1938.
_ [N] _
_ Knickerbocker Holiday on [Eb] Broadway by Walter Houston back in 1938.
_ _ _ So here is that first original version.
_ Of course, the September Song was done many, many times by many, many artists.
So here is that classic 1938 rendition by Walter Houston. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
And these _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I'd spend [C] with you, _ _ these notes [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ with [C] you. _ _ _
_ [A] When you meet with the young men early in spring, [B] they court you in [E] song and rhyme.
They woo you with [Gm] words in a clover ring.
[Gbm] But if you [C] examine the good they bring, they have [G] little to offer _ [E] _ _
and [B] a plentiful [Am] weight
of time of day. _
[B] A plentiful [F] weight [C] of time. _ _
_ _ But [Cm] it's a long, long, _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Cm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, [C] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, _ long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, _
[A] _ long, [Abm] long, long, long, long,
long, long, long, long, long, long, long, _ _ [F]
long, [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] long, _ long, long, long, long, long, long, long, _ [Cm] _ [C] long, _ _
_ [G] _ [Fm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time of day, and the days dwindle down [Cm] to
a precious few _ [C] September. _ _
[Bb] And _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] these [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] I [C] spend with _ _ you, These precious [D] _ airs [Fm] I spend _ with [C] you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ This is the first [Db] recorded version of the Great American Standard September song sung
by Walter Houston on Brentwood number [G] 8272 from 1938.
_ [N] _