Childish Love

Jim and Jesse

Written by Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C           F
Oh childish love I could not hold
               C
I thought your love was a pot of gold
            G7                C
But you can write a few short lines
              G7                C
And tell your love ten thousand times

Verse 2

You left me in this world alone
              G7                C
Your childish heart I could not win
         F                C
You tore apart our little home
           G7               C
A childish love will always end

Verse 1

C           F
Oh childish love I could not hold
               C
I thought your love was a pot of gold
            G7                C
But you can write a few short lines
              G7                C
And tell your love ten thousand times

Verse 3

When you have wed another man
             G7               C
I hope he’ll give his life to you
             F                C
I hope he’ll always treat you kind
            G7                C
Just like I did when you were mine

Verse 1

C           F
Oh childish love I could not hold
               C
I thought your love was a pot of gold
            G7                C
But you can write a few short lines
              G7                C
And tell your love ten thousand times

Verse 4

There’s just one thing I have not told
             G7                  C
Your picture framed in a ring of gold
            F             C
I’ll always wear it on my hand
            G7                 C
The diamond sealed in a golden band

Verse 1

C           F
Oh childish love I could not hold
               C
I thought your love was a pot of gold
            G7                C
But you can write a few short lines
              G7                C
And tell your love ten thousand times