A                                D
    They stood in the moonlight near by the gate,
          E                              A
    “Goodbye, my darling, I know you'll wait."
                                                   D
    She ceased her weeping and smiled through her tears,
              E                                      A
    saying," I've been true love through these long years."

        A                            D
    For on tomorrow at the break of day,
        E                       A
    he was to journey far far away.
                                     D
    He held her closer his promised bride,
        E                               A
    and to her questions these words replied.

      A                                  D
“I've loved you always, yes, I've been true,
     E                                A
My heart shall never be loveless for you.
                                    D
O darling believe me, far over the sea,
         E                              A
through life or death, so faithful I'll be.“

         A                           D
    One year passed by, he's coming home,
         E                             A
    his pilgrimage over, no longer to roam.
                                           D
    And smiling, he thinks of her shining eyes,
      E                              A
    shining with welcome, a glad surprise.

       A                                 D
    A dainty letter he takes from his breast,
         E                           A
    to which his extended lips were pressed.
                                           D
    And reading once more by the warming light,
           E                               A
    these words he had spoken to her that night.

       A                                D
“I've loved you always, yes, I've been true,
    E                                A
My heart shall never be loveless for you.
                                   D
O darling believe me, far over the sea,
         E                              A
through life or death, so faithful I'll be.“

          A                            D
    Once more he seeks the old garden gate,
              E                        A
    but he arrives alas, alas it's too late.
                                       D
    The wedding is over, the knot is tied,
        E                            A
    he finds his darling another's bride.

         A                                  D
    And later they found him there on the grass,
      E                             A
    a pistol nearby tells what had passed.
                                          D
    A crumpled letter that explained the deed,
        E                                      A
    and in the pale moonlight these words did read.

       A                                D
“I've loved you always, yes, I've been true,
    E                                A
My heart shall never be loveless for you.
                                   D
O darling believe me, far over the sea,
         E                              A
through life or death, so faithful I'll be.“