Key:
Introduction:
E
He said I'll love you 'til I die
A
She told him you'll forget in time
B7
As the years went slowly by
E
She still preyed upon his mind
E
He kept her picture on his wall
A
Went half crazy now and then
B7
He still loved her through it all
E C
Hoping she'd come back again
( C) E
Kept some letters by his bed
A
Dated 1962
B7
He had underlined in red
E
Every single I love you
E
I went to see him just today
A
Oh but I didn't see no tears
B7
All dressed up to go away
E
First time I'd seen him smile in years
E
He stopped loving her today
A
They placed a wreath upon his door
B7
And soon they'll carry him away
E
He stopped loving her today
( E)
You know she came to see him one last time
A
Oh and we all wondered if she would
B7
And it kept running through my mind
E
This time he's over her for good
E
He stopped loving her today
A
They placed a wreath upon his door
B7
And soon they'll carry him away