Lorena

[Verso 1] D G A D Oh, the years creep slowly by, Lorena, the snow is on the ground again D G A D The sun's low down the sky, Lorena, the frost gleams where the flow'rs have been. Bm Em F# Bm A But the heart throbs on as warmly now, as when the summer days were nigh. D G Em A D Oh, the sun can never dip so low, And-down affection's cloudless sky. D F# G A [Verso 2] D G A D A hundred months have passed, Lorena, since last I held that hand in mine, D G A D And felt the pulse beat fast, Lorena, Though mine beat faster far than thine. Bm Em F# Bm A A hundred months, 'twas flowery May, When up the hilly slope we climbed, D G Em A D To watch the dying of the day, and hear the distant church bells chime. D F# G A [Verso 3] D G It matters little now, Lorena, The past is in the eternal past; D G A D Our heads will soon lie low, Lorena, Life's tide is ebbing out so fast. Bm Em F# Bm A There is a Future! O, thank God! Of life this is so small a part! D G Em A D 'Tis dust to dust beneath the sod; but there, up there, 'tis heart to heart.