Last Of The Summer Wine

artist:The New World Orchestra

, writer:Ronnie Hazlehurst, Nigel Hess, Jim Parker

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 {title:Last Of The Summer Wine, The}
{artist:The New World Orchestra}
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVUq2fdr39I
{c: thanks to Steve Sutton - this is the original song}
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C]  
[C] The colour of [F] summer's gone [G] of golden days when [C] I was young 
Of girls who came but [F] soon moved on is [G] in my summer [C] wine 

[C] The perfumes of [F] earth and vine, [G] of meadows when the [C] rain has gone 
Of women with their [F] finery on, is [G] in my summer [C] wine 
The [Am] memories [Em] I can see [Dm] here in my [G] cup 
Of [Fm] sweet short days [Eb] bitter days, [Dm] now all drunk [G] up 

[C] The taste of the [F] life that slips [G] from day to day [C] through fingers blind 
The honey from the [F] woman's lips is [G] in my summer [C] wine  
{c:Bill Owen's (Compo) lyrics}
[C] The last of the [F] summer wine [G] the sweet bouquet [C] of memories 
Of you and I [F] as time goes by I [G] still remem-[C]ber these 

[C] The last of the [F] summer wine [G] when passing shadows [C] still recur 
Of golden days so [F] young in love and [G] that's the way we [C] were 
We [Am] had our [Em] dreams to [Dm] change the world [G] as people will 
But [Fm] now we're known [Eb] as the folk [Dm] who live on the [G] hill 

[C] The last of [F] the summer wine, [G] a vintage love a [C] vintage brew 
And now my love [F] this toast I give - thank [G] you for [C] being you  
{c:Compo's funeral lyrics}
[C] Now all of his [F] summer's gone, [G] those urgent days when [C] he was young 
Those girls he loved [F] but soon moved on to [G] drink his summer [C] wine 
[C] Now perfumes of [F] earth and vine, [G] of meadows when [C] the rain has gone 
These friends with their [F] black armbands on, sa-[G]lute his summer [C] wine 

[Am] The memories [Em] he left to me [Dm] here in my [G] cup 
Of [Fm] sweet short days [Eb] bitter days, [Dm] now all [G] drunk up
[C] The fullness of the [F] life that slipped [G] the other day all [C] mortal pain 
Free now to roam [F] fresh hills and lanes and [G] taste eternal [C] wine

Song Info

Title: Last Of The Summer Wine

Artist: The New World Orchestra

Writer: Ronnie Hazlehurst, Nigel Hess, Jim Parker

Song Types: Folk, Musical

Key: C

Info: Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that Last of the Summer Wine would no longer be produced and the 31st series would be its last. Subsequently, the final episode was broadcast on 29 August 2010. Since its original release, all 295 episodes, comprising thirty-one series �" including the pilot and all films and specials �" have been released on DVD. Repeats of the show are broadcast in the UK on Gold, Yesterday, and Drama. It is also seen in more than twenty-five countries, including various PBS stations in the United States and on VisionTV in Canada. Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running sitcom in the world.

Composer and conductor Ronnie Hazlehurst, who also produced themes for such series as Are You Being Served?, Yes Minister, and Only Fools and Horses, created the theme for the show. The BBC initially disliked Hazlehurst's theme, feeling it was not proper for a comedy programme to have such mellow music. He was asked to play the music faster for more comedic effect but eventually his original slower version was accepted.

The theme, an instrumental work, featured lyrics three times. The 1981 Christmas special, "Whoops", had two verses of lyrics written by Roy Clarke that were performed over the closing credits. The 1983 film, Getting Sam Home, used those two verses, with an additional two and played them over the opening credits. Another altered version was sung during Compo's funeral in the 2000 episode "Just a Small Funeral". Bill Owen also wrote a different version of the lyrics but this version was never used during an episode of the show

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Last Of The Summer Wine

artist:The New World Orchestra

, writer:Ronnie Hazlehurst, Nigel Hess, Jim Parker

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