G C G D7 [Verse 1] G I once had a true love C I thought it would last G How could I know D7 That it would go so fast G A love like a holiday C Tender and kind G D7 G And I let it whither on the vine [Verse 2] G Where did it run to C Where did it go G How could I let it D7 Slip through my fingers so G For it was a real love C And rare and fine G D7 G And I let it whither on the vine [Chorus] C But the hardest pill To swallow is still G Not the reason for your leaving But the way I let it happen C Now I'm counting the cost G Of the loss of what was once mine D7 G That I let whither on the vine [Verse 3] G I once had a true love C I thought it would last G How could I know D7 That it would go so fast G A love like a holiday C Tender and kind G D7 G And I let it whither on the vine