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How Sad How Lovely

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How Gsad, how AmlovelyD,
how Gshort, how Amsweet,D  
to sGee that AmsunseDt
at the GenEmd oGf the street.
And the Amday gathered Bmin
to a sAmingle lGight,
and the sChadows rGising
from the Ambrim of Dthe nGight.
Too Emfew, too Amfew,
are the Gdays that will Amhold
your Emface, your Amface
            Em   Am------ D  
in a blaze of gold.
How Gsad, how lAmovely,D  
how Gshort, how AmsweetD,
to sGee that AmsunsetD  
at the GenEmd oGf the street.
And the Amlights going Bmon
in the Amshops and the Gbars,
and the Clovers Glooking
for the Amfirst liDttle sGtars.
Like Amlife, like a Emsmile,
like the Amfall of a Dleaf,
how Gsad, how lAmovely,
how Gbrief.C  G  

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How Sad How Lovely

by Connie Converse

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G Am D

How sad, how lovely,

G Am D

how short, how sweet,

G Am D

to see that sunset

G Em G

at the end of the street.

Am Bm

And the day gathered in

Am G

to a single light,

C G

and the shadows rising

Am D G

from the brim of the night.

Em Am

Too few, too few,

G Am

are the days that will hold

Em Am

your face, your face

Em Am D

------

in a blaze of gold.

G Am D

How sad, how lovely,

G Am D

how short, how sweet,

G Am D

to see that sunset

G Em G

at the end of the street.

Am Bm

And the lights going on

Am G

in the shops and the bars,

C G

and the lovers looking

Am D G

for the first little stars.

Am Em

Like life, like a smile,

Am D

like the fall of a leaf,

G Am

how sad, how lovely,

G C G

how brief.

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