[Intro]
     B                 B
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------4---4---|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D|---4-6-4---4-----|---4-6-----4-----|
A|-----------------|-------6-4---6---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
    (strings arr. guitar)

[Verse 1]
B                   F#
Soft as a raindrop, fresh as the sea
E                    B
Warm as the sunshine shining on me

[Refrain]
E    F#     D#m7 G#m7
This was my love,
C#m7 F#7    B
This was my love

[Verse 2]
B                       F#
Light was her laughter, few were her tears
E                  B
Gentle her beauty, tender her years

[Refrain]
E    F#     D#m7 G#m7
This was my love,
C#m7 F#m7   B
This was my love

[Bridge]
   E         D#m        C#m           B
So young, so fair, such bright golden hair
  C#m          F#     B
A smile always on her face
   E     D#m      C#m     B
No other love can ever compare
   E         D    C   B
No other can take her place


[Verse 3]
B                  F#
Others may cherish fortune or fame
E              B
I will forever cherish her name

[Refrain]
    E    F#     D#m7 G#m7
For this was my love
C#m7 F#7 Em  B
This was  my love!

[Outro]
B/A G#m7 Em/G F#7 B