Delius (Song of Summer) 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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[Amaj7] [D] (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7] Oo, he's a moody old m[D]an, (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7]'Song of sum--mer' in his h[D]and, (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7] Oo, he's a moody old m[D]an, (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7] In... in... in his h[D]and, (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7] In his h[D]and! (De - li - us!)
| [E]/ / [A/C#] / / | [E]/ / | ([Emaj7]"Ta, ta - t[A]a!") | [E]/ / |
[Emaj7] [A] ("Hummmm!") | [E]/ / | [Emaj7]("Ta, ta - [A]ta!") | [E]/ / |
[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] To be sung of a su[D]mmer, (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7] Night on the wa[D]ter, (De - li - us!)
[Amaj7] Ooooooo, on the wa[D]ter! (De - li - us!)
| [E]/ / [A/C#] / / | [E]/ / | [Emaj7](Ta, ta - t[A]a!) | [E]/ / |
[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] To be sung of a summer, [Amaj7] night on the water,
Oo, on the water! [Amaj7] (Us!) On the water![Amaj7]
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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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