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September When It Comes.
Rosanne Cash & Johnny Cash.
Album: Rules Of Travel.
Capo 1.
[Intro]
F6 Bb/F F Bb/F F6
[Verse]
There's a cross Dmabove the baby's bed,
A Csavior in C6her Dmdreams,
But Dm7she was not delivered Dmthen,
And the Cbaby became Dmme,
There's a light inside the Bbdarkened Froom,
A Cfootstep on the Dmstair,
A Bbdoor that I Fforever close,
To Cleave those memories FthereAm,
BbSo when the shadows Edim7lengthenGm,F  
BbInto an evening Gmsun,
First Cthere's Dm7summer, then CI'll Bblet you Fin,
CSeptember when it Dmcomes.
[Instrumental]
C6 Bb F C Bb F
[Verse]
I Am7plan to crawl Bboutside these Fwalls,
CClose my eyes and Dmsee,
And Bbfall into the Fheart and arms,
Of Cthose Fwho Cwait for Dmme,C  
DmI cannot Cmove a Bbmountain Fnow,
I Ccan no longer Dmrun,C  
I Bbcannot be who FI was then,
In a Cway I never Fwas.
I Bbwatch the clouds go GmsailFing,
I Bbwatch the clock and Gmsun,
Oh I Dmwatch mysDm7elf dC6epenAmaj7ding onF,
CSeptember when it DmcomesAmaj7.
[Interlude]
F C F6 C Dm C6 Bb Dm F C F
[Outro]
BbWhen the shadows GmlengtFhen,
BbAnd burn away Dm7the pGmast,
They will Dm7fly me like an C7angel Fto,
A Cplace where I can DmrestC,
Amaj7When this begins I'll Flet you in,
CSeptember when it Dm7comesC.Bbmaj7  F  

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When September Comes

by Rosanne Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/F

Dm7

Edim7

Am7

Amaj7

Bbmaj7

September When It Comes.

Rosanne Cash & Johnny Cash.

Album: Rules Of Travel.

Capo 1.

[Intro]

F6 Bb/F F Bb/F F6

[Verse]

There's a cross above the baby's bed,

C C6 Dm

A savior in her dreams,

Dm7 Dm

But she was not delivered then,

C Dm

And the baby became me,

Bb F

There's a light inside the darkened room,

C Dm

A footstep on the stair,

Bb F

A door that I forever close,

C F Am

To leave those memories there,

Bb Edim7 Gm F

So when the shadows lengthen,

Bb Gm

Into an evening sun,

C Dm7 C Bb F

First there's summer, then I'll let you in,

C Dm

September when it comes.

[Instrumental]

C6 Bb F C Bb F

[Verse]

Am7 Bb F

I plan to crawl outside these walls,

C Dm

Close my eyes and see,

Bb F

And fall into the heart and arms,

C F C Dm C

Of those who wait for me,

Dm C Bb F

I cannot move a mountain now,

C Dm C

I can no longer run,

Bb F

I cannot be who I was then,

C F

In a way I never was.

Bb Gm F

I watch the clouds go sailing,

Bb Gm

I watch the clock and sun,

Dm Dm7 C6 Amaj7 F

Oh I watch myself depending on,

C Dm Amaj7

September when it comes.

[Interlude]

F C F6 C Dm C6 Bb Dm F C F

[Outro]

Bb Gm F

When the shadows lengthen,

Bb Dm7 Gm

And burn away the past,

Dm7 C7 F

They will fly me like an angel to,

C Dm C

A place where I can rest,

Amaj7 F

When this begins I'll let you in,

C Dm7 C Bbmaj7 F

September when it comes.

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