[Intro] [Instrumental | acoustic folk ballad | fingerstyle guitar | chords: C F Am G] (8 bars) [Verse 1 | gentle narrative delivery] [chords: C F] Ae fond kiss, and then we sever… [chords: Am G C] Ae farewell, and then forever… [chords: F C] Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee, [chords: Am G C] Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee… [Verse 2] [chords: C F] Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, [chords: Am G C] While the star of hope she leaves him… [chords: F C] Me nae cheerful twinkle lights me, [chords: Am G C] Dark despair around benights me… [Verse 3] [chords: C F] I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy, [chords: Am G C] Nothing could resist my Nancy; [chords: F C] But to see her was to love her, [chords: Am G C] Love but her, and love for ever. [Instrumental Interlude] [Instrumental | acoustic guitar, light fiddle | chords: C F Am G] (16 bars) [Verse 4 | slightly lifted dynamic] [chords: C F] Had we never loved sae kindly, [chords: Am G C] Had we never loved sae blindly, [chords: F C] Never met — or never parted — [chords: Am G C] We had ne’er been broken-hearted. [Verse 5] [chords: C F] Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest, [chords: Am G C] Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest; [chords: F C] Thine be ilka joy and treasure, [chords: Am G C] Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure. [Verse 6 | return to intimacy] [chords: C F] Ae fond kiss, and then we sever, [chords: Am G C] Ae farewell, alas, for ever; [chords: F C] Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee, [chords: Am G C] Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee… [chords: Am G C] Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee… [Outro] [Instrumental | acoustic folk ballad | slow ritardando | chords: C F C] (8 bars)
