The Lovers Return

G C So you've come back to me at last D G Since time, once more, has set you free C D And asked again this heart of mine G As early hopes were bound in me C Come closer, let me see your face D G Chestnut locks as strong as snow C Yet it is the same dear face D G I loved so fondly long ago C The same face, on one Summer's night D G Bent over low and kissed my brow C D I loved you, oh, so dearly then G That's all passed over now C Oh no, I cannot take your hand D G God never gives us back our youth C The love and youth we trusted in D G Is yours, my dear, in perfect truth INSTRUMENTAL: G C D G C D G C D And yet, I think I love you still G As friend loves friend, I love you dear C God take you down life's darkened path D G To where the skies are bright and clear C God take you down life's darkened path D G To where the skies are bright and clear