F#mWhat (244222@1)is a youth?
          GImpetuous (320003@1)fire.
          F#mWhat (244222@1)is a maid?
        EmIce (022000@1)and desire.
               BmThe (x24432@1)world wags on

            F#mA (244222@1)rose will bloom,
             Git (320003@1)then will fade
   Em (022000@1)   F#mSo (244222@1)dies the youth.
   Bm (x24432@1)     F#m (244222@1)   BmSo (x24432@1)dies the fairest maid.

Bm (x24432@1)              GComes (320003@1)a time when one sweet smile
F#m (244222@1)          EmHas (022000@1)its season for awhile
G (320003@1)                      F#mThen (244222@1)Love's in love with me

D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1) DSome (xx0232@1)may think only to mar-ry.
Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1) AOthers (x02220@1)will tease and tar-ry.
D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1) DMine (xx0232@1)is the very best par-ry,
Em (022000@1)     G (320003@1)      F#7Cupid (242352@1)he rules us all.

Bm (x24432@1)      F#7 (242352@1)  Bm (x24432@1)        F#7Caper (242352@1)the caper; sing me the song
D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)     ADeath (x02220@1)will come soon to hush us along
Bm (x24432@1)         F#7 (242352@1)     Bm (x24432@1)      ASweeter (x02220@1)than honey and bitter as gall,
D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)         Bm (x24432@1)       F#7Love (242352@1)is a task and it never will pall.
Bm (x24432@1)         F#7 (242352@1)     Bm (x24432@1)      ASweeter (x02220@1)than honey and bitter as gall,
D (xx0232@1)      F#7 (242352@1)    BmCupid (x24432@1)he rules us all.

            F#mA (244222@1)rose will bloom,
             Git (320003@1)then will fade
   Em (022000@1)   F#mSo (244222@1)dies the youth.
   Bm (x24432@1)     F#m (244222@1)   BmSo (x24432@1)dies the fairest maid.