Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: A D Oh the violets were scenting the woods, Nora A E Displaying their charm to the bee A D D#o When I first said I loved only you Nora A E7 A Em7 A7 And you said you loved only me Verse 2: D A The chestnut blooms gleamed through the glade Nora E B7 E E7 A robin sang loud from a tree A D D#o When I first said I loved only you, Nora A E7 A And you said you loved only me.
Verse 3: A D The golden robed daffodils shone Nora A E And danced in the breeze on the Lea A D D#o When I first said I loved only you, Nora A E7 A Em7 A7 And you said you loved only me. Verse 4: D A The trees, birds and bees sang a song, Nora E B7 E E7 Of happier transport to be A D D#o When I first said I loved only you, Nora A E7 A And you said you loved only me. Verse 5: D A Our dreams they have never come true, Nora E B7 E E7 Our hopes they were never to be A D Since I first said I loved only you, Nora A E7 A And you said you loved only me. A D Since I first said I loved only you, Nora A E7 A And you said you loved only me.