Verse
B B7 E
- As I hear the mockin birds, - I re - - member the words,
B F#7
When you - said that forever you'd love - me,
B B7 E
Now - happiness is gone, - mem - o - - ries linger on,
B F#7 B
From the - chains of our - love I set you -free.
[Instrumental]
B C C#7
[Key change to A]
[Chorus]
F# C#7 F# F#7
- Sweet as the morning, - smile like the - sunshine, -
B F# C#7
- Ours was a - love no words could - tell,
F# C#7 F# F#7
- I love you, - oh how I - miss you, -
B C#7 F# F#7
- Won't you come - back, Lily - Dale.
[Verse 2]
[Key change to D]
B B7 E
Since - we have said good bye, - I'm so - blue I could cry,
B F#7
Happ - i - - ness is a thing called the - past,
B B7 E
- Days without you, - make my - nights oh so blue,
B F#7 B
And - always in my - heart, our love will - last.
[Key change to A]
F# B C C#7
[Outro]
B C#7 F# B F#
Tag: Still in A. - Won't you come - back, Lily - Dale.