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September In The Rain
Words by Al Dubin, Music by Harry Warren - 1937
Number 1 on the Hit Parade in 1937, played for 14 weeks.
 Verse:
F                  F6 Gm              G7    Dm            G7 C7
F               Fmaj7   Gm Gm7          C7 F
F                  F6 Gm              G7 Dm            G9 C7             C+  
 Chorus:
F                 Am Dm              Am Gm -              Bbmaj7
Bbm6 -                  C7 F -                C+
F                 Am Dm              Am Gm -              Bbmaj7
Bbm6 -                  C7 F              Bb6 F
Cm7            F7 Cm7            F7 Bb6         Bbmaj7 -                 Bb6
Dm7            G7 Dm7            G7 C7            Gm7 C7              C+
F                 Am Dm              Am Gm -              Bbmaj7
Bbm6 -                  C7 F                Bb F      (C+ to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
My day dreams lie buried in autumn leaves,  They're covered with autumn rain,
The time is sweet September,  The place, a shady lane,
I'm riding the wings of an autumn breeze,  Back to my memories;
 
Chorus:
The leaves of brown came tumbling down, remember?
In September, in the rain,
The sun went out just like a dying ember,
That September, in the rain,
To ev'ry word of love I heard you whisper,
The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain,
Though Spring is here, to me it's still September,
That September, in the rain.
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Performer Links:
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Watch the WineLand Banjo Band perform "September In The Rain" (youtube, time-stamp 3:00)
Vocal by Randi Shore
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com