Am Monday the twenty-sixth of March Bb Dm F The patient's passing seizures are becoming more pronounced by the day Am The underlying cause Bb Dm F Seems to be some slow progressive decay Am If I don't find a cure Bb Dm F I fear my patient must surely fade away C C#m But I swear I'll apply my science C C#m To the cause, brooking no defiance C C#m I'll deliver her from this malady D Ab She'll dance again Eb Em And I'll never forget when we first were courting Eb Em And she faced me, and her eyes were gleaming Eb Em In the moonlight, and she spoke so sweetly (Refr?o) F Am Don't let me go, my darling F Am Hold me safely 'til the morning F Am Promise, when the lights are fading F Am You'll save me. (Doctor) Tuesday the seventeenth of May A worrying symptom has reared its head this week She's been bedbound for a month And now the patient is no longer able to speak She tries to utter sounds But the grip of the illness is strong and the patient is weak On the bed, in a cold sweat Like a corpse, but she'll live yet When I find the cure, I can surely promise She'll laugh again As she did on our wedding day When we danced, and laughed the world away Even now I can hear her say Don't let me go...