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Delius Song Of Summer Chords

(ver. 1)
Kate Bush
4th April 2013

Inspired 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: Standard
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of B)

Strum the Amaj7 chords, and fingerpick for the rest of the song.

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  Db
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

Amaj7   D
           (De  - li - us!)
Amaj7                  D
 Oo, he's a moody old man,     (De  - li - us!)
Amaj7                      D
'Song of sum--mer' in his hand, (De  - li - us!)
Amaj7                  D
 Oo, he's a moody old man,     (De  - li - us!) 
Amaj7                  D
 In...  in...  in his hand,    (De  - li - us!)
Amaj7                  D
               In 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#7sus4
        Oo - oo - oo - oo,            oo - oo -  oo - oo,
        ^    ^    ^    ^               ^    ^    ^    ^
Bm6    Amaj7      G6         Amaj7              C
        De - li - us------,   De - li - us a - mat,
Amaj7            C        G                  Amaj7  D
 Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah!     (De  - li - us!)


Amaj7               D
  To be sung of a summer,   (De  - li - us!)
Amaj7                 D
       Night on the water,  (De  - li - us!)
Amaj7                 D
 Ooooooo,    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#7sus4
        Oo - oo - oo - oo,           oo - oo -  oo - oo,
        ^    ^    ^    ^              ^    ^    ^    ^
Bm6    Amaj7      G6         Amaj7              C
        De - li - us------,   De - li - us a - mat,
Amaj7             C       G                   Amaj7  
 Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah---------!


Amaj7                      Amaj7
 To be sung of a summer,          night on the water,
                     Amaj7                           Amaj7
Oo,  on the water!             (Us!) On the water!


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C#    =  x46664
Amaj7 =  x02120    Emaj7  =  021100    Emsus2 = 022002
D     =  xx0232    A      =  x02220    G6     = 355400
E     =  022100    Bm6    =  xx4434    C      = x32010
A/C#  =  x4222x    C#sus4 =  x46674    G      = 320033
            
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