INTRO: E A E

#1.
E                A       E
When but a boy I courted Sally, my life
                    Dbm
was young not quite sixteen.
   E         A                  E
We talked of things I sometimes dreamed of 
           A                 E
and things beyond my wildest dreams.


#2.
             A     E
At seventeen I met Wynonna, her warm red
             Dbm
lips set me aglow.
    E         A                     E
She taught me things she should not teach me, 
            A                  E
more than a young man ought to know.


#3.
                     A        E
At nineteen years my love was Sarah..she was 
                    Dbm
much older than the rest.
   E       A                E
Of all the men she said had kissed her, she 
          A                E
loved the way I kissed her best.


BRIDGE:
         Dbm            E
Time has flown and I am older, my years are 
Dbm             E
five and thirty-five.
              A                 E
Too late, too late, I've met my lover, a woman 
A         E
very much alive.


#4.
                     A       E
Lolene, Lolene, your name is music, your nearness 
                   Dbm
makes my blood run wild.
E     A              E                      A
Alas, alas, I cannot claim you, compared to me 
             E
you're but a child.


OUTRO:
E                   A       E
So, one last time I must be with you, and kiss 
                          Dbm
the lips that thrilled my heart.
E        A                   E
And then goodbye, no more to see you, forever, 
A          E
we must be apart.