Written by Cheryl Wheeler
Intro: G Am G
Am C
Summer's almost over and I'm crying, but I don't know why
G Am C
Sentimental old fool, weeping for this blue, blue sky
D C
And the way the cat is sleeping and the way the garden grew
D C D
Wagging dogs who lick my face and the way I feel for you
G Am C
Paddling in the kayaks, with my sister, through the quiet creek
G Am C
Moon upon the water and the river breeze upon my cheek
D C
And the way my father shuffles with his courage and his cane
D C D
And the way September bluffs and feints 'til autumn falls again
G Am C G Am G D
Summer's almost over and I'm crying, but I don't know why
G Am C
A party for my birthday and a tractor for my 50 years
G Am C
Swallows at their bird play, spin and dive above the new mown fields
D C
And a week in Colorado reading books with my best friend
D C D
And the thing I knew I couldn't do and now I know I can
G Am C
Who could help but welcome autumn and the promise of the winter snows?
G Am C
Still there's something sweet and wistful as I watch this lovely summer go
D C
But the sun is sinking sooner and the weeds have won at last
D C
With the berries on the bushes and the crickets in the grass
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G Am C
Summer's almost over and I'm crying, but I don't know why
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