A                       D
I wondered today on the sea shore
    A                       E
The waves and the winds are low
   A                                D
I thought of the days that are gone by Maud
E               A
Many long years ago

[Verse 2]

A                                 D
We lingered by the gently flowing billows
    A                             E
And watch the golden sunset fade away
    A                           D
And there among the sweet ocean breezes
    E                              A
We talked about our future wedding day

[Chorus]

A
Gathering up the shells from the sea shore
D                                A
Gathering up the shells from the sea
                                D
Those were the happiest days of all Maud
E                                A
Gathering up the shells from the shore


[Verse 3]

A                                 D
When the waves are rolling on the ocean
        A                               E
And the golden moonbeams on the pebbles shine
        A                             D
At your cottage by the sea I'll come again Maud
         E                                   A
When the waves are rolling gently sweetheart mine

[Verse 4]

A                       D
Now I am growing up in years Maud
   A                        E
My locks are all silver and gray
        A                        D
But the vows that we made on the shore Maud
    E                    A
Are fresh in my memory today

[Chorus]

A
Gathering up the shells from the sea shore
D                                A
Gathering up the shells from the sea
                                D
Those were the happiest days of all Maud
E                                A
Gathering up the shells from the shore


[Verse 5]

A                             D
No more bright shells we will gather
       A                        E
As the waves come dashing as of yore
     A                           D
She lies neith the white pebbled sand
      E                            A
Just covered up with shells on the shore

[Chorus]

A
Gathering up the shells from the sea shore
D                                A
Gathering up the shells from the sea
                                D
Those were the happiest days of all Maud
E                                A
Gathering up the shells from the shore