Delius (Song of Summer) Lyrics

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.
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of B)
Strum the Amaj7 chords, and fingerpick for the rest of the song.
aj7
(De - li - us!)
Oo, he's a moody old man, (De - li - us!)
'Song of sum--mer' in his hand, (De - li - us!)
Oo, he's a moody old man, (De - li - us!)
In... in... in his hand, (De - li - us!)
In his hand! (De - li - us!)
| / / / / | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |
aj7
("Hummmm!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta!") | / / |
Oo - oo - oo - oo, oo - oo - oo - oo,
aj7
De - li - us------, De - li - us a - mat,
aj7
Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah! (De - li - us!)
To be sung of a summer, (De - li - us!)
Night on the water, (De - li - us!)
Ooooooo, on the water! (De - li - us!)
| / / / / | / / | (Ta, ta - ta!) | / / |
j7
("In 'B', Fenby!") | / / | ("Ta, ta - ta-----!")| / / |
Oo - oo - oo - oo, oo - oo - oo - oo,
aj7
De - li - us------, De - li - us a - mat,
Sy - phi - lis, De - us, Ge - ni - us ! Ooo - ah---------!
To be sung of a summer, night on the water,
Oo, on the water! (Us!) On the water!
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