Intro
C Am G C Am G F
[Verse 1]
C Am F C
The time draws near, my dearest dear
Am Dm G
When you and I must part
C Am F C
You cannot know my grief and woe
Dm Am F
In my poor aching heart
Dm G
'Tis how I suffer for your sake
Am G F G7
Believe me, love, it's true
C Am F C
I wish that you were staying here
Am G F
For I would go with you
[Verse 2]
C Am F C
I wish my breast were made of glass
Am Dm G
Wherein you might behold
C Am F C
Upon my heart to the many I's wrote
Dm Am F
In letters made of gold
Dm G
In letters made of gold, my love
Am G F C F G7
Believe me when I say
C Am F C
You are the darling of my heart
Am G F
Until my dying day
[Verse 3]
C Am F C
And every day would seem like two
Am Dm G
And every hour, like ten
C Am F C
I lay and weep or forsake my sleep
Dm Am F
'Til I see you again
Dm G
'Til I see you again, my love
Am G F C F G7
There is no rest for me
C Am F C
No dreams foretold within my heart
Am G C
Of love, sweet love with thee
[Verse 4]
Am F C
And when you're in some foreign land
Am Dm G
Well, think of your absent friend
C Am F C
And when the wind blows high and clear
Dm Am F
D letter to me send
Dm G
And when the wind blows high and clear
Am G F C F G7
Pray send his love to me
C Am F C
That I may know by your handwrite
Am G F
Of times I've gone with thee
[Instrumental]
C Am F C Am F G
C Am F C Dm Am F
Dm G Am G F C F
C Am F C Am G C F
[Verse 5]
C Am F C
The blackest crow that ever flew
Am Dm G
Would surely turn to white
C Am F C
If ever I prove false to you
Dm Am F
Bright day would turn to night
Dm G
Bright day would turn to night, my love
Am G F C F G7
The elements would mourn
C Am F C
If ever I prove false to you
Am G F
The seas would rage and burn