Long Long Before Your Time

You a[G]sk me why I l[G]ook so sad,  On th[C]is bright sum[D]mer's d[G]ay
    And w[G]hy the tears are [G]in my eyes,  And I se[C]em so f[D]ar a[G]way
    Well s[G]it yourself be[G]side me love,  And p[C]ut your ha[D]nd in m[G]ine
    And I'll te[G]ll you of some[G]one I loved,  Long l[C]ong bef[D]ore your t[G]ime [G]

    Well I'm si[G]tting here and thi[G]nking of, Those d[C]ays, So l[D]ong a[G]go
    When [G]I was just a ch[G]ild like you,  And the g[C]irl I u[D]sed to k[G]now
    Through fie[G]lds of green,We laug[G]hed and played,And s[C]ang our me[D]rry rh[G]ymes
    Oh sum[G]mer days were wa[G]rmer then,  Long lo[C]ng bef[D]ore your t[G]ime     [G]

    Through child[G]hood years, Our lo[G]ve did bloom,
    'Till our he[C]arts were ju[D]st as o[G]ne
    And we pro[G]mised each ete[G]rnal love, In the chu[C]rch be[D]low the t[G]own
    We set[G]tled in this li[G]ttle house,  I was pr[C]oud to ca[D]ll her m[G]ine
    Oh w[G]e were young and ha[G]ppy then,  Long l[C]ong bef[D]ore your t[G]ime  [G]

[G]        [G]        [C]        [D]        [G]       [G]

    One lo[G]vely year was a[G]ll we had, Un[C]til the sic[D]kness ca[G]me
    And st[G]ole the roses fr[G]om her cheeks,  My te[C]ars they f[D]ell like r[G]ain
    For n[G]ine long months,  She car[G]ried you,  But [C]in the e[D]nd she d[G]ied
    She ch[G]ose to go,  So y[G]ou might live,  Long lo[C]ng be[D]fore your t[G]ime  [G]

    So you a[G]sk me why I lo[G]ok so sad,  On t[C]his bright sum[D]mers d[G]ay
    And w[G]hy the tears are [G]in my eyes,  And I s[C]eem so f[D]ar a[G]way
    It's j[G]ust you seem a l[G]ot like her,  When your e[C]yes look i[D]nto m[G]ine
    And you sm[G]ile, So much li[G]ke she did,  Long l[C]ong be[D]fore your t[G]ime  [G]
    And you sm[G]ile, So much l[G]ike she did,  Long l[C]ong be[D]fore your ti[G]me