Once Upon a Summertime, written by Michael Legrand, Eddie Barclay, Eddy Marnay, and Johnny Mercer
Sung by Blossom Dearie, Tony Bennett, Scott Walker, et. al.
[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 C7b9 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.