Before This Worldjolly Springtime Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

[INTRO]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]

[F]Be[Bb]fore this[C] world w[F/A]as as we [Bb]know it [C]now
[F]Befor[Gm]e the land and [Dm]sea were [Bb]formed at [C]all
[F]Befor[F9]e the stars wer[Bb]e made to [Gm]burn and [C]shine
[Dm]Little [Gm9]love of mine[Bb] , darling [C]one [F/C] [C]

[F]Wh[Bb]o can [C]pretend to[F/A] under[Bb]stand at [C]all
[F]No [Dm]one can both in[Gm]side and [Bb]outside [C]be
[F]Who[F9] can suppose [Bb]he knows the [Gm]way this [C]goes
[Dm] oh, [Gm]little [Bb]lamb, [Gm7]never min[C]d [F/C] [C]

[F]So[Bb] le[C]t us love and[F/A] let us [Bb]not de[C]lay
[F]The w[Gm]orld is old [Bb]and it will [Gm7]never [C]last
[F]Our [F9]share of joy is [Bb]in this [Gm7]moment [C]past
[Dm]Will you [Gm]come away, (come a[F/A]way)[Bb] [Gm] come [C]awa[F/C]y [C]

[F]Fal[Bb]l i[C]nto Jesus b[F/A]aby [Bb] [C]child
[F]Give up[Dm] the love that [Gm]takes and [Bb]breaks your [C]heart
[F]Let [F9]go the weight of [Bb]all that [Gm7]holds you [C]here
[Dm]Little [Gm]love of mine, (love of [F/A]mine[Bb]) d[Gm]arling o[C]ne[F/C] [C]

[F] [F9] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm9] [Bb] [Gm] [C] ||
[C] [F/C] [G/C] [C] [F/A]
[Bb] [F/A] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [F/A] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb] [C] [F/C] [G/C] [C]
[Bb] [F/A] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [F/A] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb] [C] [F/C] [G/C] [C] [F/A]
[Bb] [Dm] [G2] [F/A] [Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [F/A]
[Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [F] [G2]

[faster]
[G]Oh the jolly springtime
Oh, in the merry [C]month of [D]May
[G]Oh the heaven[C]ly hours
[CM7]Oh the [D]come again [G]day
[G]Oh the jolly springtime
In the merry [C]month of [D]May
[G]Oh the heaven[C]ly hours
[CM7]Oh the [D]come again [G]day

[Em]Let the [D/F#]day run [G]long
[G/B]Let the [CM7]river run [D]high
[G]That tomorrow may [C]live
So must [D]yesterday [G]die

[Em]Let the [D/F#]resin risin’ [G]up in the tree
[G/B]Make the [CM7]green leaf [D]bud
The [G7]bird and the [G7/B]bee and the [C]fish in the sea
[C]Feeling it [D]in my [G]blood

[G]Oh the jolly springtime
In the merry [C]month of [D]May
[G]Oh the heaven[C]ly hours
[CM7]Oh the [D]come again [G]day

[Em]Yes the [D/F#]winter was [G]bitter and long
So the [CM7]spring’ll be [D]sweet
[G]Come along with a [C]rhythm and a song
[C]Watch [D]creation [G]repeat
[Em]Thin, [D/F#]thin, the [G]moment is thin
Ever so [CM7]narrow the [D]now
[G]Everybody [G7/B]say, "got to [C]live in today,"
[CM7]Don’t no[D]body know [G]how

[G]Oh the jolly springtime
In the merry [C]month of [D]May
[G]Oh the heaven[C]ly hours
[CM7]Oh the [D]come again [G]day
[G]Oh the jolly springtime
In the merry [C]month of [D]May
[G]Oh the heaven[C]ly hours
[CM7]Oh the [D]come again [G]day
[fade tenor drum]