Delius Song Of Summer chords by Kate Bush

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

Artist: Kate Bush
Song: Delius (Song of summer)
Tabbed by: DJ
4th April 2013

Inspired by a Ken Russell's 1968 biographical film,
'Song of summer', which was 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 BB)

Strum the Amaj7Amaj7 chords, and fingerpick for the rest of the song.

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 C#C#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Amaj7Amaj7  D MajorD
      (De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7         D MajorD
 Oo, he's a moody old man,   (De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7           D MajorD
'Song of sum--mer' in his hand,(De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7         D MajorD
 Oo, he's a moody old man,   (De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7         D MajorD
 In... in... in his hand,  (De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7         D MajorD
        In his hand!  (De - li - us!)


  E MajorE   A/C#A/C#   E MajorE     EMaj7Emaj7   A augmentedA    E MajorE
| / /  / / | / / |  ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |


EMaj7Emaj7 A augmentedA        E MajorE    EMaj7Emaj7   A augmentedA    E MajorE
    ("Hummmm!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |


Bm6Bm6  C#sus4C#sus4        Emsus2  C#7sus4C#7sus4
    Oo - oo - oo - oo,      oo - oo - oo - oo,
    ^  ^  ^  ^        ^  ^  ^  ^
Bm6Bm6  Amaj7Amaj7   G6G6     Amaj7Amaj7       C majorC
    De - li - us------,  De - li - us a - mat,
Amaj7Amaj7      C majorC    G+G         Amaj7Amaj7 D MajorD
 Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah!   (De - li - us!)

Amaj7Amaj7        D MajorD
 To be sung of a summer,  (De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7         D MajorD
    Night on the water, (De - li - us!)
Amaj7Amaj7         D MajorD
 Ooooooo,  on the water! (De - li - us!)


  E MajorE   A/C#A/C#   E MajorE     EMaj7Emaj7   A augmentedA    E MajorE
| / /  / / | / / |  (Ta, ta - ta!) | / / |

EMaj7Emaj7 A augmentedA           E MajorE    EMaj7Emaj7    A augmentedA      E MajorE
    ("In 'B', Fenby!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta-----!")| / / |


Bm6Bm6  C#sus4C#sus4        Emsus2  C#7sus4C#7sus4
    Oo - oo - oo - oo,      oo - oo - oo - oo,
    ^  ^  ^  ^       ^  ^  ^  ^
Bm6Bm6  Amaj7Amaj7   G6G6     Amaj7Amaj7       C majorC
    De - li - us------,  De - li - us a - mat,
Amaj7Amaj7       C majorC    G+G          Amaj7Amaj7
 Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah---------!


Amaj7Amaj7           Amaj7Amaj7
 To be sung of a summer,     night on the water,
           Amaj7Amaj7              Amaj7Amaj7
Oo, on the water!       (Us!) On the water!


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C#C#  = x46664
Amaj7Amaj7 = x02120  EMaj7Emaj7 = 021100  Emsus2 = 022002
D MajorD   = xx0232  A augmentedA   = x02220  G6G6   = 355400
E MajorE   = 022100  Bm6Bm6  = xx4434  C majorC   = x32010