Nino Rota - What Is A Youth?

			          C#m
What Is a Youth?
          D
Impetuous fire.
          C#m
What is a maid?
        Bm
Ice and desire.
               F#m
The world wags on

            C#m
a rose will bloom,
             D
it then will fade
   Bm     C#m
So dies the youth.
   F#m       C#m     F#m
So dies the fairest maid.

F#m                D
comes a time when one sweet smile
C#m            Bm
has its season for awhile
D                        C#m
Then Love’s in love with me

A                      D   A
Some may think only to mar-ry.
Bm          D         A   E
Others will tease and tar-ry.
A                     D   A
Mine is the very best par-ry,
Bm       D        C#7
cupid he rules us all.

F#m        C#7    F#m          C#7
caper the caper; sing me the song
A               E       A       E
death will come soon to hush us along
F#m           C#7       F#m        E
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
A         E           F#m         C#7
Love is a task and it never will pall.
F#m           C#7       F#m        E
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
A        C#7      F#m
cupid he rules us all.

            C#m
a rose will bloom,
             D
it then will fade
   Bm     C#m
So dies the youth.
   F#m       C#m     F#m
So dies the fairest maid.

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