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T:Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
T:My Lodging Is In/On The Cold, Cold Ground
R:Waltz, Air
C:Traditional
C:Thomas Moore
S: TS
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
F/E/ |\
"D"D>ED DFA | "G"GBd d2c/B/|
"D"A>GF "A7"E>DE | "D"F3-"A7"F2 F/E/ | "D"D>ED DFA |
"G"GBd d2c/B/ | "D"AdF "A7"E>DE | "D"D3-D2A/G/ |
"D"FAd d2A | "G"BGd d2c/B/ | "D"A>GF "A7"E>DE |
"D"F3- "A7"F2F/E/ | "D"D>ED "D7"DFA | "G"GBd d2c/B/ |
"D"AdF "A7"E>DE | "D"D3-D2 |]
W:1. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
W:Which I gaze on so fondly today,
W:Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms,
W:Like fairy gifts, fading away,
W:Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art,
W:Let thy loveliness fade as it will;
W:And around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart
W:Would entwine itself verdantly still!
W:
W:2. It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,
W:and thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
W:That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known,
W:To which time will but make thee more dear!
W:No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,
W:But as truly loves on to the close;
W:As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets,
W:The same look which she turned when he rose!