As The Years Go By

Dm A child asks his mother, do you love me Gm Dm And it really means will you protect me Dm His mother answers him, I love you Gm Dm And it really means you've been a good boy F Bb C And as the years go by true love will never die Dm At seventeen his girl says, do you love me Gm Dm And it really means will you respect me Dm The teenage boy answers, I love you Gm Dm And it really means can I make love to you F Bb C And as the years go by true love will never die Dm Dm Am Am "I - will love you, fore-ver Dm Dm Am Am I - will love you, fore-ver" Dm At sixty five his wife says, do you love me Gm Dm And it means I'd like to hear it again Dm Her husband says to her, I love you Gm Dm But it really means I love you till the end F Bb C And as the years go by true love will never die Dm Now you're asking me if I love you Gm Dm And it really means will I marry you Dm And I answer yes, I love you Gm Dm But it really means that I won't be untrue F Bb C And as the years go by true love will never die Dm Dm Am Am "I - will love you, fore-ver" Dm Dm Am Am "I - will love you, fore-ver"