Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms

(C)Believe me, if (C7)all those (F)endearing young charms,

which I (C)gaze on so (G7)fondly (C)today,

(G7)were to (C)change by (C7)tomorrow and (F)fleet in my arms,

like which (C)fairy gifts (G7)fading (C)away,

thou wouldst still be ador'd, as this (F)moment thou art,

let thy (C)loveliness (G7)fade as it (C)will.

(G7)And (C)around the dear (C7)ruin each (F)wish of my heart would (C)entwine itself (G7)verdantly (C)still

It is not while (C7)beauty and (F)youth are thine own,

and thy (C)cheek (G7)unprofaned by a (C)tear,

(G7)that the (C)fervor and (C7)faith of a (F)soul can be known,

to which (C)time will but (G7)make thee more (C)dear.

Oh, the heart that has truly loved (F)never forgets,

but as (C)truly loves (G7)on to the (C)close;

(G7)as the (C)sunflower (C7)turns on her (F)god when he sets,

the same (C)look that she (G7)gave when he (C)still

It rose.