Delius (Song of Summer)
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
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ADaj7
(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!") | / / |
EAaj7 E Emaj7 A E
("Hummmm!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |
BCEC#7sus4
Oo - oo - oo - oo, oo - oo - oo - oo,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
BAGACaj7
De - li - us------, De - li - us a - mat,
ACGADaj7
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!) | / / |
EAEEAEj7
("In 'B', Fenby!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta-----!")| / / |
BCEC#7sus4
Oo - oo - oo - oo, oo - oo - oo - oo,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
BAGACaj7
De - li - us------, De - li - us a - mat,
ACGAmaj7
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