| G | Em | Am7 | D7sus4 | |
| T | ry to re- | mem-ber the | kind of Se | p-tem-ber |
| D7 | Gmaj7 | Em7 | Am7 | D7 | |
| When | life was s | low and | oh, so | mellow. |
| G | Em | Am7 | D7sus4 | |
| T | ry to re- | mem-ber the k | ind of Sep | -tem-ber |
| D7 | Gmaj7 | Em7 | Am7 | D7 | |
| W | hen | grass was g | reen and g | rain was y | ellow. |
| Bm7 | Em7 | Am7 | D7 | |
| Try to re- | mem-ber the k | ind of Sep- | tem-ber |
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | D7 | |
| When | you were a t | ender and c | allow f | ellow. |
| G | Em | |
| Try to re-m | em-ber and |
| Am7 | D7sus4 | |
| if you re | -mem-ber, |
| D7 | G | |
| Then f | ollow |
| (echo) |
| Baug |
| (rest) follow follow |
| Cmaj7 | |
| follow, follow, follow |
| F7 | |
| f | ollow, follow follow, |
| Repeat to verse 2, then 3, then instead of the final F7 "follow," use a G. |
| Lyrics: |
| Verse 1 |
| Try to remember the kind of September |
| When life was slow and, oh, so mellow. |
| Try to remember the kind of September |
| When grass was green and grain was yellow. |
| Try to remember the kind of September when |
| you were a tender and callow fellow. |
| Try to remember, and |
| if you remember |
| Then follow (echo) |
| Follow follow |
| Follow follow follow |
| follow follow follow |
| Verse 2 |
| Try to remember when life was so tender |
| That no one wept except the willow |
| Try to remember when life was so tender |
| that dreams were kept beside your pillow |
| Try to remember when life was so tender that |
| love was and ember about to billow |
| Try to remember, and |
| if you remember Then follow (echo) |
| Follow follow etc. |
| Verse 3 |
| Deep in December it's nice to remember, |
| Although you know the snow will follow. |
| Deep in December it's nice to remember |
| Without a hurt, the heart is hollow. |
| Deep in december it's nice to remember the |
| fire of September that made us mellow. |
| Deep in December our hearts should remember, |
| And follow (echo) |
| follow follow etc. |