Verse 1
[C] [C7] [F]
Believe me if all those endearing young charms
[C] [G] [C] [G7]
Which I gaze on so fondly today
[C] [C7] [F]
Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms
[C] [G] [C] [G7]
Like fairy gifts fading away!
[Am] [Dm] [F]
Thou wouldst still be ador'd as this moment thou art
[C] [G] [E7] [G7]
Let thy loveliness fade as it will
[C] [C7] [F]
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart
[C] [G] [C]
Would entwine itself verdantly still!
Interlude
[C] [G] [C]
Verse 2
[C] [C7] [F]
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own
[C] [G] [C] [G7]
And thy cheeks unprofan'd by a tear
[C] [C7] [F]
That the fervour and faith of a love can be known
[C] [G] [C] [G7]
To which time will but make thee more dear!
[Am] [Dm] [F]
No! the heart that has truly lov'd, never forgets
[C] [G] [E7] [G7]
But as truly loves on to the close
[C] [C7] [F]
As the sun-flower turns on her God when he sets
[C] [G] [C]
The same look which she turn'd when he rose!
