[E7]And[Bm7-5] when [Fdim] Oc - [A9]to - [Am]ber goes,[D7] the s[Am7]now [D7]be - [Cdim]gins to f[G]ly;[C]
A[C/B]bove the [Am7]smo - key r[B7]oofs, I [Cdim]watch the p[Am7]lanes go b[G]y.
[G7] [C9] [C] [C/B] [D7] [Am7] [Cdim] [Em7]
The child - ren run - ning home be - neath a twi - light sky --
[Fdim] Oh, [Am7]for [G/B]the [A9]fun [Am]of them,[D] when[Am7] I [Fdim]was [Am7]one of t[D7]hem.
And[Bm7-5] when [Fdim] Oc - [A9]to - [Am]ber goes,[D7] the s[Am7]ame [D7]old [Cdim]dream ap - p[G]ears[C],
And[C/B] you are [Am7]in my a[B7]rms to [Cdim]share the [Am7]hap - py y[G]ears.
[G7]I turn my h[C9]ead a - w[C]ay [C/B]to h[D7]ide the [Am7]help -[Cdim] less [Fdim]tears -[E7]-
Oh [Bm7-5] how I [Fdim]hate to s[C]ee [Em7]Oc -[Am7] to -[Cdim] ber [G]go.
(One verse instrumental)
Repeat Second Verse
And[Bm7-5] when [Fdim] Oc - [A9]to - [Am]ber goes,[D7] the s[Am7]ame [D7]old [Cdim]dream ap - p[G]ears[C],
And[C/B] you are [Am7]in my a[B7]rms to [Cdim]share the [Am7]hap - py y[G]ears.
I [G7]turn my h[C9]ead a - w[C]ay [C/B]to h[D7]ide the [Am7]help - [Cdim]less [Fdim]tears -[E7]-
Oh [Fdim] how [Bm7-5] I h[E7]ate[Fdim] to s[C]ee [Em7]Oc -[Am7] to -[Cdim] ber [Em]go.[B+][Em7][Em6]
[B7]I should be [E]o - [E9]ver [E]it [Fdim]now, [Bm7-5] I k[Am]now;[Am+7]
It [Am7]does - n't [D9]mat - ter [D7/9]much h[D9]ow o[G]ld [G/F#] I [Bm7-5]grow -[E7]-
Fdim Calt Em7 Am7 Cm7-5 Em B+ Em7 Em6 C B7 Em
I hate to see Oc - to - ber go.
A[C/B]bove the [Am7]smo - key r[B7]oofs, I [Cdim]watch the p[Am7]lanes go b[G]y.
[G7] [C9] [C] [C/B] [D7] [Am7] [Cdim] [Em7]
The child - ren run - ning home be - neath a twi - light sky --
[Fdim] Oh, [Am7]for [G/B]the [A9]fun [Am]of them,[D] when[Am7] I [Fdim]was [Am7]one of t[D7]hem.
And[Bm7-5] when [Fdim] Oc - [A9]to - [Am]ber goes,[D7] the s[Am7]ame [D7]old [Cdim]dream ap - p[G]ears[C],
And[C/B] you are [Am7]in my a[B7]rms to [Cdim]share the [Am7]hap - py y[G]ears.
[G7]I turn my h[C9]ead a - w[C]ay [C/B]to h[D7]ide the [Am7]help -[Cdim] less [Fdim]tears -[E7]-
Oh [Bm7-5] how I [Fdim]hate to s[C]ee [Em7]Oc -[Am7] to -[Cdim] ber [G]go.
(One verse instrumental)
Repeat Second Verse
And[Bm7-5] when [Fdim] Oc - [A9]to - [Am]ber goes,[D7] the s[Am7]ame [D7]old [Cdim]dream ap - p[G]ears[C],
And[C/B] you are [Am7]in my a[B7]rms to [Cdim]share the [Am7]hap - py y[G]ears.
I [G7]turn my h[C9]ead a - w[C]ay [C/B]to h[D7]ide the [Am7]help - [Cdim]less [Fdim]tears -[E7]-
Oh [Fdim] how [Bm7-5] I h[E7]ate[Fdim] to s[C]ee [Em7]Oc -[Am7] to -[Cdim] ber [Em]go.[B+][Em7][Em6]
[B7]I should be [E]o - [E9]ver [E]it [Fdim]now, [Bm7-5] I k[Am]now;[Am+7]
It [Am7]does - n't [D9]mat - ter [D7/9]much h[D9]ow o[G]ld [G/F#] I [Bm7-5]grow -[E7]-
Fdim Calt Em7 Am7 Cm7-5 Em B+ Em7 Em6 C B7 Em
I hate to see Oc - to - ber go.