Written by Michael Legrand, Eddie Barclay, Eddy Marnay and Johnny Mercer
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 youInterlude: G7 G7/9-Verse 2:
Gm7/C C7 C7/9- F7M Once upon a summertime like today Bb9 C7M We laughed the happy afternoon away Am7 D7 And stole a kiss in ev'ry street cafeVerse 3:
C7M 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 ParisVerse 4:
Gm7/C C9 C7 F Now, another wintertime has come and gone Bb9 C7M 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. Gm7/C C9 C7 F Now, another wintertime has come and gone Bb9 C7M 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