Nightingale

I built my house beside the wood
So I could hear you singing
And it was sweet and it was good
And love was all beginning

Fare thee well my nightingale
'Twas long ago I found you
Now all your songs of beauty fail
The forest closes 'round you

B | E | B/F# | F#7 B

   B         E
The sun goes down behind a veil
    B                F#
'Tis now that you would call me
   B           E
So rest in peace my nightingale
  B              F# B
Beneath your branch of holly

 B           E    B
Fare thee well my nightingale
     B           F#
'Twas long ago I found you
   B            E
Now all your songs of beauty fail
   B          F#   B
The forest closes 'round you

B | E | B | B F#
B | E | B | B F# B

Fare thee well my nightingale
I lived but to be near you
Tho' you are singing somewhere still
I can no longer hear you

Outro: B | E | B | B F# B