Written by Barry Manilow and Johnny Mercer
E7 Bm5-/7 Fdim A9 Am D7 Am7 D7 Cdim G C And when October goes, the snow begins to fly C/B Am7 B7 Cdim Am7 G Above the smokey roofs, I watch the planes go by G7 C9 C C/B D7 Am7 Cdim Em7 The children running home beneath a twilight sky Fdim Am7 G/B A9 Am D Am7 Fdim Am7 D7 Oh, for the fun of them, when I was one of them Bm5-/7 Fdim A9 Am D7 Am7 D7 Cdim G C And when October goes, the same old dream appears C/B Am7 B7 Cdim Am7 G And you are in my arms to share the happy years G7 C9 C C/B D7 Am7 Cdim Fdim E7 I turn my head away to hide the helpless tears Bm5-/7 Fdim C Em7 Am7 Cdim G Oh how I hate to see October go Interlude: E7 Bm5-/7 Fdim A9 Am D7 Am7 D7 Cdim G C C/B Am7 B7 Cdim Am7 G Above the smokey roofs, I watch the planes go by Bm5-/7 Fdim A9 Am D7 Am7 D7 Cdim G C And when October goes, the same old dream appears C/B Am7 B7 Cdim Am7 G And you are in my arms to share the happy years G7 C9 C C/B D7 Am7 Cdim Fdim E7 I turn my head away to hide the helpless tears Bm5-/7 Fdim C Em7 Am7 Cdim G Oh how I hate to see October go B7 E E9 E Fdim Bm5-/7 Am Am7+ I should be over it now, I know Am7 D9 D7/9 D9 G G/F# Bm5-/7 E7 It doesn't matter much how old I grow Fdim C Em7 Am7 Cm5-/7 Em B7/13- Em7 Em6 C B7 Em I hate to see October go