What Is A Youth

F#m

What is a youth?

G

Impetuous fire.

F#m

What is a maid?

Em

Ice and desire.

Bm

The world wags on

F#m

A rose will bloom,

G

it then will fade

Em F#m

So dies the youth.

Bm F#m Bm

So dies the fairest maid.

Bm G

Comes a time when one sweet smile

F#m Em

Has its season for awhile

G F#m

Then Love’s in love with me

D G D

Some may think only to mar-ry.

Em G D A

Others will tease and tar-ry.

D G D

Mine is the very best par-ry,

Em G F#7

Cupid he rules us all.

Bm F#7 Bm F#7

Caper the caper; sing me the song

D A D A

Death will come soon to hush us along

Bm F#7 Bm A

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,

D A Bm F#7

Love is a task and it never will pall.

Bm F#7 Bm A

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,

D F#7 Bm

Cupid he rules us all.

F#m

A rose will bloom,

G

it then will fade

Em F#m

So dies the youth.

Bm F#m Bm

So dies the fairest maid.