Adieu False Heart

Traditional

Key of Am · Chords: i iv

Verse 1

      Am    Am
Adieu false heart now we must part
    Am          Dm        Am
May the joys of the world go with you
     Am
I’ve loved you long with a faithful heart
    Am    Dm           Am
But never any more can I believe you

Verse 2

     Am   Am
I’ve seen the time I’d have married you
    Am   Dm   Am
And been your constant lover
    Am
But now I’d gladly give you up
    Am  Dm          Am
For one whose heart is truer

Verse 3

    Am    Am
You think you are too good for me
    Am    Dm Am
You think I am forsaken
    Am
But if you think that I care for you
    Am  Dm   Am
You are very much mistaken

Verse 4

   Am   Am
My mind is like the constant sun
     Am          Dm       Am
From the east to the west it ranges
      Am
While yours is likened to the moon
     Am    Dm       Am
It’s every month it changes

Verse 5

     Am Am
When I lay down to take my rest
   Am       Dm     Am
No scornful one to wake me
     Am
I’ll go straightaway unto my grave
     Am Dm           Am
Just as fast as time can take me

Verse 6

      Am    Am
Adieu false heart now we must part
    Am          Dm        Am
May the joys of the world go with you
     Am
I’ve loved you long with a faithful heart
    Am    Dm           Am
But never any more can I believe you