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[Verse 1]
Speak Clow when you speak, Glove
Our Fsummer day Cwithers away too Amsoon, too Esoon
Speak Clow when you speak, Glove
Our Fmoment is Amswift, like E7ships adrift,
we're Fswept apart, Amtoo soonE  E7  
[Verse 2]
Speak Clow, darling, Gspeak low
FLove is a spark, Clost in the dark too Amsoon, too Esoon
I feel Fwherever I go
That tomCorrow is near,
tomorrow is Amhere and always too EsoonE7  
[Chorus]
FTime is so old and Clove so brief
AmLove is pure gold and Etime a thiefE7  
[Verse 3]
We're Clate, darling, Gwe're late
FThe curtain desCcends, everything ends too Amsoon, too Esoon
I wait, Fdarling, I wait
CWill you speak Amlow to me, speak Elove to me and E7soon
[Chorus]
FTime is so old and Clove so brief
AmLove is pure gold and Etime a thiefE7  

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Speak Low

by Sarah Vaughan

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[Verse 1]

C G

Speak low when you speak, love

F C Am E

Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon

C G

Speak low when you speak, love

F Am E7

Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,

F Am E E7

we're swept apart, too soon

[Verse 2]

C G

Speak low, darling, speak low

F C Am E

Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too soon

I feel wherever I go

That tomorrow is near,

Am E E7

tomorrow is here and always too soon

[Chorus]

F C

Time is so old and love so brief

Am E E7

Love is pure gold and time a thief

[Verse 3]

C G

We're late, darling, we're late

F C Am E

The curtain descends, everything ends too soon, too soon

I wait, darling, I wait

C Am E E7

Will you speak low to me, speak love to me and soon

[Chorus]

F C

Time is so old and love so brief

Am E E7

Love is pure gold and time a thief

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