| C | FFG | C | FG |
| CAm | FFG | C |
G | FC | G |
AmFGC
She had the grace of a dancer, pretty as the morning sun,
AmFG
Her days were filled with laughter, and when sixteen years had come,
AmFE7Am
She went to work in the old house, and there she met her love,
FCFG
But he, the son, was high-born, and she, a village girl;
AmFGC
They met at night by the river, and there he pledged his love,
AmFG
And so it was for the summer, but by winter, all was done,
AmFE7Am
For the word was out in the village that she would have his child,
FCFG
And the night before she left him, these words were in his heart,
CFG
When she said, "Love is all that we have, it is forever,
CFG
Love is all that we need, to be together,
CAmFGC
Love is all that this world has to share, only love
CG
Can take us there;"
AmFGC
They found her clothes by the river, of her there was no trace,
AmFG
And for many years he mourned her, haunted by her face,
AmFE7Am
So he set off over the ocean, these memories to escape,
FC
But the ship he sailed was ill-starred,
FG
and soon would meet its fate;
| AmGFC | FFF
|(2x)
AmFGC
They struck the rocks at midnight, in the grip of a roaring storm,
AmFG
And he found himself in the water with a woman and a boy,
AmFE7Am
With a power that was more than human, he brought them to the shore,
FCFG
And her whisper in the darkness was a voice he'd heard before,
CFG
When she'd said, "Love is all that we have, it is forever,
CFG
Love is all that we need, to be together,
CAmFG
Love is all that this world has to share,
FCG
Only love can take us there;
| CCCC | FFF
| (2x) | CCCC | FFG
|
FCG
Only love
AmFGC
She had the grace of a dancer, and the father of her son.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.