Standard (EADGBE)
A child asks his mother do you love me
And it really means will you protect me
His mother answers him I love you
And it really means you've been a good boy
And as the years go by true love will never die
At seventeen a girl says do you love me
And it really means will you respect me
A child asks his mother do you love me
And it really means will you protect me
His mother answers him I love you
And it really means you've been a good boy
And as the years go by true love will never die
At seventeen a girl says do you love me
And it really means will you respect me
The teenage boy answers I love you
And it really means can I make love to you
And as the years go by true love will never die
"I - will love you, fore-ver
I - will love you, fore-ver"
At sixty five his wife says Do you love me
And it means I'd like to hear it again
Her husband says to her I love you
But it really means I love you till the end
And as the years go by true love will never die
Now you're asking me if I love you
And it really means will I marry you
And I answer yes, I love you
But it really means that I won't be untrue
And as the years go by true love will never die
"I - will love you, fore-ver
I - will love you, fore-ver"