Capo: 3rd fret
[Intro]
F E A7 Dm Am G Am Am
[Verse 1]
F E
I sing you a song that I offer
A7 Dm
To all the women you love for
Am G7 C E
A moment, a brief secret time
F E
To those that you scarcely had met when
A7 Dm
A different destiny led them
Am G Am Am
To places you can't even find
[Verse 2]
F E
To her that you saw for an instant
A7 Dm
Appear at her window quite distant
Am G7 C E
Then suddenly vanish away
F E
Her slim silhouette a mere outline
A7 Dm
So gracefully faded for all time
Am G Am Am
But filled you with joy come to stay
[Verse 3]
F E
To her on a train you were travelling
A7 Dm
Whose beautiful eyes left you marvelling
Am G7 C E
And shortened the journey so much
F E
Perhaps you alone understood her
A7 Dm
You watched her get out: But you couldn't
Am G Am Am
Even give her soft hand one light touch
[Verse 4]
F E
To women already bespoken
A7 Dm
Who find that their life's a mere token
Am G7 C E
With someone that seems not to care
F E
They once, in a moment of madness
A7 Dm
Described the unbearable sadness
Am G Am Am
When life holds our only despair
[Verse 5]
F E
The vision once glimpsed and idealised
A7 Dm
The shortest-lived hopes, never realised
Am G7 C E
Remains in our minds just one day
F E
Whatever brief happiness takes you
A7 Dm
The memory will quickly forsake you
Am G Am Am
Of those you once met on your way
[Verse 6]
F E
But feeling your life has been wasted
A7 Dm
You wish with regret that you'd tasted
Am G7 C E
And known what these joys might have been
F E
The kisses you dared not discover
A7 Dm
The hearts that await you forever
Am G Am Am
Those eyes and their glances unseen
[Verse 7]
F E
When weariness lengthens your evenings
A7 Dm
You people your solitude, grieving
Am G7 C E
With phantoms your memory retains
F E
You mourn absent lips of these countless
A7 Dm
Fair passers-by briefly encountered
Am G Am Am
You didn't know how to detain
[Outro]
F E A7 Dm Am G7 C E
F E A7 Dm Am G Am Am
I sing you a song that I offer
To all the women you love for
A moment, a brief secrettime
To those that you scarcely
Had met when
A different destiny led them
To places you can't even find
To her that you saw
For an instant
Appear at
Her window quite distant
Then suddenly vanish away,
Her slim silhouette
A mere outline
So gracefully faded
For all time
But filled you with joy come
To stay
To her on a train
You were travelling
Whose beautiful eyes left you
Marvelling
And shortened
The journey so much,
Perhaps
You alone understood her,
You watched her get out:
But you could not
Even give her soft hand
One light touch
To women already bespoken
Who find their life's
A mere token
With someone
That seems not to care.
They once,
In a moment of madness
Described the unbearable
Sadness
When life holds
Our only despair
The vision once
Glimpsed and idealised,
The shortest-lived hopes,
Never realised,
Remains in our minds
Just one day
Whatever brief happiness
Takes you
The memory
Will quickly forsake you
Of those you once met
On your way
But feeling
Your life has been wasted
You wish with regret
That you'd tasted
And known-what
These joys might
Have been:
The kisses
You dared not discover,
The hearts that await
You forever,
Those eyes and
Their glances unseen
When weariness lengthens
Your evenings
You people your solitude,
Grieving,
With phantoms
Your memory retains
You mourn absent
Lips of these countless
Fair passers-by briefly
Encountered
You didn't know how
To detain
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