Intro
F9  G9 
F9  G9 
 
Verse 1
D                A7 
a wealthy man without a dime 
 G 
king of mine 
 D 
to love her 
 
 D                A7 
a feather touch woman hands 
     G               D 
and reaching out to love her 
 
Chorus
   G                 D7 
if I could just but get to her 
   G                 D7 
the things she’s never asked for 
      C            G 
she speaks to me without a word 
  C       D       E 
tells me not to love her 
 
Verse 2
 D               A7 
I have enough to get me by 
 G               D 
And all I ask is love me 
 
 D 
So tender one 
 A7 
On winter nights 
 G                D 
A resting place from danger 
 
Verse 3
 G 
I give to her 
 D7 
This melody 
 G                    D7 
That’s all that I can offer 
   C                  G 
Except for love and poetry 
   C        D 
With gentleness and laughter 
 
Verse 4
 D 
A lonely man 
 A7 
A troubled man 
 D 
A better man 
 A7 
Without her 
 G 
A wealthy man 
 D7 
A tragic man 
 G 
A king I am 
 D7 
To love her