Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (hi-lo)

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Key: D
Time: 6/8

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Be-lieve me if all those

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En-dear-ing young charms

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Which I gaze on so fond-ly to-day

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Were to change by to-mor-row

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and flee from my arms

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Like fair-y gifts fad-ing a-way,

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Thou would’st still be a-dored

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as this mo-ment thou art.

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Let thy love-li-ness fade as it will.

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And a-round the dear ru-in

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Each wish of my heart

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Would en-twine it-self ver-dant-ly still