Intro: B

B (x2444x@1)                B7This, (x21202@1)no song of ingenue
E (022100@1)                EbThis, (x43121@3)no ballad of innocence;
Abm (133111@4)                EThis, (022100@1)the rhyme of a lady who
C#m (x13321@4)             F#Followed (244322@1)ever the natural bents.
B (x2444x@1)             B7This, (x21202@1)a solo of sapience,
E (022100@1)                EbThis, (x43121@3)a chantey of sophistry,
Abm (133111@4)               EThis, (022100@1)the sum of experiments,
C#m (x13321@4)              F# (244322@1)       BI (x2444x@1)loved them until they loved me.
                     B7I (x21202@1)loved them until they loved me.
E (022100@1)                   Eb (x43121@3)      Abm, E, C#m, F# (244322@1) I loved them until they loved me.

B (x2444x@1)                   B7Decked (x21202@1)in garments of sable hue,
E (022100@1)                    Eb (x43121@3)  Daubed with ashes of myriad Lents,
Abm (133111@4)             E (022100@1) Wearing shower bouquets of rue,
C#m (x13321@4)            F# (244322@1) Walk I ever in penitence.
B (x2444x@1)               B7 (x21202@1)Oft I roam, as my heart repents,
E (022100@1)                     Eb (x43121@3)Through God's acre of memory,
Abm (133111@4)                    E (022100@1) Marking stones, in my reverence,
C#m (x13321@4)              F# (244322@1)       BI (x2444x@1)loved them until they loved me.
                     B7I (x21202@1)loved them until they loved me.
E (022100@1)                   Eb (x43121@3)      Abm, E, C#m, F# (244322@1) I loved them until they loved me.

Eb (x43121@3)       AbmPictures (133111@4)pass me in long review,--
         E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1)   BMarching (x2444x@1)columns of dead events.
      Eb (x43121@3)         AbmI (133111@4)was tender, and, often, true;
       C#m (x13321@4)         F#Ever (244322@1)a prey to coincidence.
B (x2444x@1)                B7 (x21202@1)Always knew I the consequence;
E (022100@1)                  Eb (x43121@3)Always saw what the end would be.
Abm (133111@4)                 E (022100@1) We're as Nature has made us -- hence
C#m (x13321@4)              F# (244322@1)       BI (x2444x@1)loved them until they loved me.
                     B7I (x21202@1)loved them until they loved me.
E (022100@1)                   Eb (x43121@3)      Abm, E, C#m, F# (244322@1) I loved them until they loved me.

B (x2444x@1)                B7Princes, (x21202@1)never I'd give offense,
E (022100@1)                    Eb (x43121@3)Won't you think of me tenderly?
Abm (133111@4)                       E (022100@1) Here's my strength and my weakness, gents -
B (x2444x@1)                B7This, (x21202@1)no song of ingenue
E (022100@1)                EbThis, (x43121@3)no ballad of innocence;
Abm (133111@4)                EThis, (022100@1)the rhyme of a lady who