Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: EADGBE
Once Upon a Summertime, written by Michael Legrand, Eddie Barclay, Eddy Marnay, and Johnny Mercer
Sung by Blossom Dearie, Tony Bennett, Scott Walker, et. al.
Verse 1:C minorCm
Fm6Fm6 Once upon a summertime if you recall
G7G7
Cm7Cm7 we stopped beside a little flower stall
Cm6Cm6
D7D7 a bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all G7-9
G7G7 you'd let me buy you Verse 2: Gm7/C
C7C7
C7b9C7b9
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Once upon a summertime like today
Bb9Bb9
Cmaj7Cmaj7 we laughed the happy afternoon away
Am7Am7
D7D7 and stole a kiss in ev'ry street cafe Instrumental:
G7G7 G7-9 Verse 3:
Cmaj7Cmaj7
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
Cmaj7Cmaj7 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. Verse 4: Gm7/C
C9C9
C7C7
FF Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9Bb9
Cmaj7Cmaj7 The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7Am7
D7D7 but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7Dm7
G9G9 G7-9
C majorC
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Once Upon A Summertime' by Blossom Dearie, a female jazz artist from New York, USA. Blossom Dearie was born in 1924. She passed away in 2009.