Intro: C N.C. verse 1 C G C G Among the oak and ash there grows C G C G A flower in the fold C F C F So it is that love itself C G C A story often told verse 2 Am F Of carpenters and kings, alike C G Of rich men and of poor C F C G Some will travel this whole wide world C G C N.C. And take out nothing more verse 3 C G C G If I could live a thousand years C G C G I would not rightly know C F C F The workings of my true love's heart C G C Why she had to go verse 4 Am F I asked her parents where she was C G But they just stood there, cold C F C G So, without reply, I turned around C G C And I was never told Instrumental C G C G C G C C F C F C G C N.C. Verse 5 C G C G Winter passed and Spring was here C G C G Summer had an end C F C F A letter came to me today C G C Written in her hand Verse 6 Am F Goodbye, dear, forgive me C G I cannot ask enough C F C G I understand now every soul C G C Who ever died for love F C G I understand now every soul C G C Who ever died for love