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

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

2  -1 1  -1 1   1    2
5  -4 4  -4 4   4    5
Be-lieve me if all those   

3   -2' -3'   4     4
6   -5  -6    7     7
En-dear-ing young charms  

 -3  -3' 3   -2'2   -1  1  -1  2
 -7  -6  6   -5 5   -4  4  -4  5
Which I gaze on so fond-ly to-day  

 2   -1   1    -1 1   1   2
 5   -4   4    -4 4   4   5
Were to change by to-mor-row   

 3   -2'  -3' 4   4
 6   -5   -6  7   7
and flee from my arms  

-3-3' 3   4   2   -1   1 -1  1
-7-6  6   7   5   -4   4 -4  4
Like fair-y gifts fad-ing a-way,  

 3     -2'      2   3  4   4
 6     -5       5   6  7   7
Thou would'st still be a-dored   

3    3  -3' -2'  4    4
6    6  -6  -5   7    7
as this mo-ment thou art.  

-3  -3'  3   -2' 2    -1  1  -1  2
-7  -6   6   -5  5    -4  4  -4  5
Let thy love-li-ness fade as it will.  

 2 -1   1   -1   1   1  2
 5 -4   4   -4   4   4  5
And a-round the dear ru-in  

 3    -2' -3'4    4
 6    -5  -6 7    7
Each wish of my heart   

 -3   -3'  3   4   2   -1   1   -1   1
 -7   -6   6   7   5   -4   4   -4   4
Would en-twine it-self ver-dant-ly still