Why Have My Loved Ones Gone chords

[VERSE 1]
[Bb]Why have my lov’d ones gone,
Like the [Eb/Bb]dew ’neath the early [Bb]sun?

Why am I left alone,
While [F7]all their troubles here [Bb]done?
My [F7]days of youth have passed a[Bb]way
And the [Eb/Bb]shades of life are [Bb]near,
But I still remain to [Eb]mourn the happy [Bb]days
Where [F7]dear departed friends were [Bb]here.

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Why have my lov’d ones gone,
[Eb]Gone to return no [Bb]more
Calmly gliding [Eb]o’er a Summer [Bb]sea
Whilst [F7]I’m left plodding on the [Bb]shore?

[VERSE 2]
[Bb]Why have my lov’d ones gone,
From the [Eb/Bb]joys and pains of lif[Bb]e?

Why do I still live on,
A[F7]lone to battle in the [Bb]strife?
A[F7]lone to struggle in the [Bb]fray,
Till my [Eb/Bb]earthly cares are d[Bb]one;
While the [Eb]young, the fair have [Bb]vanish’d from the day,
Be[F7]fore their sorrows had be[Bb]gun.

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Why have my lov’d ones gone,
[Eb]Gone to return no [Bb]more
Calmly gliding [Eb]o’er a Summer [Bb]sea
Whilst [F7]I’m left plodding on the [Bb]shore?

[VERSE 3]
[Bb]Why have my lov’d ones gone,
While the [Eb/Bb]Springtime is on the [Bb]breeze?

Gliding the hill side farm,
And [F7]breathing music thro’ the [Bb]trees!
The [F7]birds are singing [Bb]in the air,
And the [Eb/Bb]flow’rs are in their [Bb]bloom;
All [Eb]things around are [Bb]beautiful and fair
But [F7]still my spirit lies in [Bb]gloom.

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Why have my lov’d ones gone,
[Eb]Gone to return no [Bb]more
Calmly gliding [Eb]o’er a Summer [Bb]sea
Whilst [F7]I’m left plodding on the [Bb]shore?