Once Upon A Summertime Chords
Once Upon A Summertime by Blossom Dearie is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, Fm6, G7, Cm7, Cm6, D7, G7/9-, Gm7/C, C7, C7/9-, Fmaj7, Bb9, Cmaj7, Am7, Dm7, C, C9, F and G9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Cm Fm6
Once upon a summertime if you recall
G7 Cm7
we stopped beside a little flower stall
Cm6 D7
a bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all
G7/9- G7
you'd let me buy you
verse 2
Gm7/C C7 C7/9- Fmaj7
Once upon a summertime like today
Bb9 Cmaj7
we laughed the happy afternoon away
Am7 D7
and stole a kiss in ev'ry street cafe
Instrumental
G7 G7/9-
verse 3
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7
You were sweeter than the blossoms on the tree
G7 C
I was as proud as any man could be
Am7 Dm7 G7
As if the mayor had offered me the key to Paris
verse 4
Gm7/C C9 C7 F
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9 Cmaj7
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7 D7
but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7 G9 G7/9- C
You loved me once upon a summertime.
verse 4
Gm7/C C9 C7 F
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9 Cmaj7
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7 D7
but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7 G9 G7/9- C
You loved me once upon a summertime.