Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms

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BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS
Trad. folk
Key: D
Time: 6/8

-2*2 -1  2  -1 -1   -2*
Be-lieve me if all those  
-3  3   -4   -5     -5
En-dear-ing young charms 
  4* -4  -3  3 -2*  2   -1 2  -2*
Which I gaze on so fond-ly to-day 
-2*  2    -1   2  -1 -1  -2*
Were to change by to-mor-row  
-3   3    -4  -5  -5
and flee from my arms 
4*-4  -3 -5  -2*   2  -1  2 -1
Like fair-y gifts fad-ing a-way, 
 -3     3      -2*  -3 -5 -5
Thou would'st still be a-dored  
-3  -3  -4  3    -5  -5
as this mo-ment thou art. 
 4* -4   -3  3  -2*   2   -1 2  -2*
Let thy love-li-ness fade as it will. 
-2* 2  -1    2   -1  -1 -2*
And a-round the dear ru-in 
 -3   3   -4 -5  -5
Each wish of my heart  
  4*  -4  -3   -5 -2*   2   -1  2   -1
Would en-twine it-self ver-dant-ly still