2 acessos
D
I once had a dark haired true lover,
A D
she was all this world to me.
G D
She promised herself to another,
A D
now don't you think this was mean.
D
Take back every word you have spoken,
A D
let it be as though we never met,
G D
for tonight I'm a poor boy heartbroken,
A A7 D
I'll forgive but I'll never forget.
( D A D )
D
I was young when I wrote my first letter,
A D
I blotted the lines with tears,
G D
but now I am old, I know better,
A D
we parted for many long years
D
Take back every word you have spoken,
A D
let it be as though we never met,
G D
for tonight I'm a poor boy heartbroken,
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I'll forgive but I'll never forget.
( D A D )
D
Oh Ruth, oh Ruth, how I love you,
A D
you just seem to me like a bird,
G D
although you went back on your promise,
A D
although you went back on your word.
D
Take back every word you have spoken,
A D
let it be as though we never met,
G D
for tonight I'm a poor boy heartbroken,
A A7 D
I'll forgive but I'll never forget.
( D A D )
D
We parted in the month of September,
A D
some says we parted for life,
G D
but I hope someday or another,
A D
I'll call you my sweet darling wife.
D
Take back every word you have spoken,
A D
let it be as though we never met,
G D
for tonight I'm a poor boy heartbroken,
A A7 D
I'll forgive but I'll never forget.
( D A D )
D
I wish I had someone to love me,
A D
someone to call me their own,
G D
for I'm out in this wide world a wand'ring,
A D
I'm tired of living alone.