C            F
One  day you came along 
     C              G
and  spoke so tenderly, 
C              F 
You  kissed me oh, so sweet,  
     C         G       C 
and  gave your love to me, 
            F 
One moment  in my life  
   C               G 
I  glowed to every thrill, 
C           F 
Time  was a precious thing, 
    C       G            C 
?he day the world  stood still, 
 
? 
             F 
For one day  in my life 
     C               G 
you  brought me happiness, 
C                F 
You  stopped the lonely world 
      C        G     C 
with  all your tenderness, 
             F 
I can't get  over you,  
   C             G 
I  guess I never will, 
C           F 
Time  was a precious thing 
     C       G           C 
the  day the world stood still, 
 
? 
             F 
The day the  world stood still  
     C             G 
and  you were only mine, 
C           F 
I  held you close to me  
     C           G        C 
and  stopped the hands of time, 
             F           C              G
I can't get  over you, I guess I never  will, 
C           F 
Time  was a precious thing  
     C       G           C 
the  day the world stood still, 
            F 
Time was a  precious thing  
     C       G            C 
the  day the world stood  still.