James Taylor - Before this worldjolly springtime

^FBe^Bbfore this^C world w^F/Aas as we ^Bbknow it ^Cnow ^FBefor^Gme the land and ^Dmsea were ^Bbformed at ^Call ^FBefor^F9e the stars wer^Bbe made to ^Gmburn and ^Cshine ^DmLittle ^Gm9love of mine^Bb, darling ^Cone ^{F/C C}

^FWh^Bbo can ^Cpretend to^F/A under^Bbstand at ^Call ^FNo ^Dmone can both in^Gmside and ^Bboutside ^Cbe ^FWho^F9 can suppose ^Bbhe knows the ^Gmway this ^Cgoes ^Dm oh, ^Gmlittle ^Bblamb, ^Gm7never min^Cd ^{F/C C}

^FSo^Bb le^Ct us love and^F/A let us ^Bbnot de^Clay ^FThe w^Gmorld is old ^Bband it will ^Gm7never ^Clast ^FOur ^F9share of joy is ^Bbin this ^Gm7moment ^Cpast ^DmWill you ^Gmcome away, (come a^F/Away)^{Bb Gm} come ^Cawa^F/Cy ^C

^FFal^Bbl i^Cnto Jesus b^F/Aaby ^{Bb C}child ^FGive up^Dm the love that ^Gmtakes and ^Bbbreaks your ^Cheart ^FLet ^F9go the weight of ^Bball that ^Gm7holds you ^Chere ^DmLittle ^Gmlove of mine, (love of ^F/Amine^Bb) d^Gmarling o^Cne^{F/C C}

^GOh the jolly springtime Oh, in the merry ^Cmonth of ^DMay ^GOh the heaven^Cly hours ^CM7Oh the ^Dcome again ^Gday ^GOh the jolly springtime In the merry ^Cmonth of ^DMay ^GOh the heaven^Cly hours ^CM7Oh the ^Dcome again ^Gday

^EmLet the ^D/F#day run ^Glong ^G/BLet the ^CM7river run ^Dhigh ^GThat tomorrow may ^Clive So must ^Dyesterday ^Gdie

^EmLet the ^D/F#resin risin’ ^Gup in the tree ^G/BMake the ^CM7green leaf ^Dbud The ^G7bird and the ^G7/Bbee and the ^Cfish in the sea ^CFeeling it ^Din my ^Gblood

^GOh the jolly springtime In the merry ^Cmonth of ^DMay ^GOh the heaven^Cly hours ^CM7Oh the ^Dcome again ^Gday

^EmYes the ^D/F#winter was ^Gbitter and long So the ^CM7spring’ll be ^Dsweet ^GCome along with a ^Crhythm and a song ^CWatch ^Dcreation ^Grepeat ^EmThin, ^D/F#thin, the ^Gmoment is thin Ever so ^CM7narrow the ^Dnow ^GEverybody ^G7/Bsay, "got to ^Clive in today," ^CM7Don’t no^Dbody know ^Ghow

^GOh the jolly springtime In the merry ^Cmonth of ^DMay ^GOh the heaven^Cly hours ^CM7Oh the ^Dcome again ^Gday ^GOh the jolly springtime In the merry ^Cmonth of ^DMay ^GOh the heaven^Cly hours ^CM7Oh the ^Dcome again ^Gday [fade tenor drum]