Once Upon A Summertime chords by Bill Evans

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
C minorCm               Fm6Fm6
Once upon a summertime if you recall
       G7G7          Cm7Cm7
We stopped beside a little flower stall
      Cm6Cm6            D7D7
A augmentedA bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all
      G7/9- G7G7
You'd let me buy you



Verse 2:
Gm7/C    C7C7     C7/9- F7M
Once upon a summertime like today
        Bb9Bb9       C7M
We laughed the happy afternoon away
      Am7Am7          D7D7
And stole a kiss in ev'ry street cafe

Interlude:

G7G7 G7/9-

Verse 3:
C7M       Am7Am7            Dm7Dm7
You were sweeter than the blossoms on the tree
     G7G7          C majorC
I was as proud as any man could be
      Am7Am7          Dm7Dm7  G7G7
As if the mayor had offered me the key to Paris

Verse 4:
Gm7/C    C9C9       C7C7    FF
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
       Bb9Bb9            C7M
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
    Am7Am7           D7D7
But I remember when the vespers chime
       Dm7Dm7  G9G9  G7/9-  C majorC
You loved me once upon a summertime.
Gm7/C    C9C9       C7C7    FF
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
       Bb9Bb9            C7M
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
    Am7Am7           D7D7
But I remember when the vespers chime
       Dm7Dm7  G9G9  G7/9-  C majorC
You loved me once upon a summertime