When I Was In My Prime Chords

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[Verse 1]
When [Am]I was in my pri[G]me
[Dm]I fl[Am]ourished like a vine[Dm]
There came [Gm]along [Am]a false young man
[Dm]Come stole the heart [Am]of mine
[Dm]Come stole the heart [Gm]of mine
[Am]The gardener

[Verse 2]
stand[Dm]ing by
Three [Am]offers he made to [Dm]me
[Am]The pink, [Dm]the violet and r[Am]ed rose
[Dm]Which I refused [Am]all three
[Gm]Which [Am]I refused al[G]l three[Dm][Gm]

[Verse 3]
The [Am]pink's no flower at [Dm]all
[Am]For it fades away [Dm]too soon
And the viol[Gm]et is [Am]too pale a hue
[Dm]I think I'[Am]ll wait 't[F]il Jun[Gm]e[Am]
[G]I think I[Am]'ll wait 'til J[Dm]une[Gm]
[Dm]In June [Am]the red rose bloom[Dm]s

[Verse 4]
[G]
[Am]That's not the flower for me
For then I'll [Dm]pluck the red [Am]rose ogg
[Dm]And plant a willow t[F]ree[Dm][Am]
[Dm]And plant [Am]a will[G]ow t[Dm]ree[Gm]
And [Am]the willow tree shall [Dm]weep And

[Verse 5]
[Am]
the willow tree shall [Dm]whine
I wish I was in the [Am]young man's
arm[Dm]s
That stole [Am]the heart [Dm]of mine[Am]
[Dm]That stole the [Am]heart [Dm]of mine
[Gm][Dm]

[Verse 6]
[Am]If I'm spared for one year more
[Dm]And God [Am]should grant me grace
[Dm]I'll weep a bowl [Am]of crystal tears
[Dm]To wash his deceitfu[F]l face
[Dm]To wash his dece[Am]itful face