Intro Verse:
When [G]I was [Cdim]young I l[C]ived in a w[Edim]orld of dr[G]eams
Of mo[G]ods and [Cdim]myths and il - [C]lu - sion -[Edim] ar - y sc[G]hemes
Though [Em]now I'm much more gr[B7]own up
I f[Em]ear that I must [B7]own up
To the f[D9]act that I'm in d[A7]oubt of
What the [D9]modern [Am7]cynics sh[D7/9]out of.
T[G]hey [G/E]say it's s[Am7]pring,[D7] t[G]his [G/E]feeling l[Am7]ight[Cdim] as a f[D7]eather;
They [Em]say [Gdim]this t[B7]hing, t[Em]his magic we [Gdim]share tog[B7]ether
C[Am]ame with the w[Em]eather, t[C]oo.[Cdim]
[G]They[G/E] say it's [Am7]May [D7] t[G]hat's [G/E]made me [Am7]daft[Cdim] as a d[D7]aisy;
It's [Em]May,[Gdim] they [B7]say,[B7/F#] [Em] that gave the [Gdim]whole world
This c[B7]razy, [Am]heavenly, [Em]hazy h[C]ue.[Cdim]
Bridge:
I'm a l[F#7]ark on the w[B7]ing
I'm the s[F#7]park of a [Gdim]firefly's f[F#7]ling
[Fdim]Yet to [C]me,[Am] [Edim]this must b[G]e[E7]
Something [C]more [C/B]than a [Am7]sea - son [Am7/G]- al th[B7]ing.[Cdim][D7]
[G]Could[G/E] it be sp[Am7]ring,[D7] [G] those [G/E]bells that[Am7] I can[Cdim] hear r[D7]inging?
It [Em]may [Gdim] be sp[B7]ring[B7/F#], [Em] but when the [Gdim]robins stop s[B7]inging
[Cdim]You're what I'm c[Em]linging [B7]to
[Edim]Though t[G]hey [G/E]say it's s[Am7]pring, [Cdim]it's y[G]ou.[G-Fdim][C-Cdim][G-G/B][Am7-Cdim]
[G]If p[G/E]oets [Am7]sing,[D7] [G] that [G/E]when a h[Am7]eart's [Cdim]sym - pa - t[D7]het - ic
[Em]It's [Gdim]merely s[B7]pring,[B7/F#] [Em] then poets p[Gdim]lights are pa - [B7]thet - ic
[Am]Though I'm po[Em]etic t[C]oo,[Cdim]
[G]They [G/E]say it's s[Am7]pring[D7] --[G] for[G/E] lovers, t[Am7]here's [Cdim]where the l[D7]ure is,
[Em]That [Gdim]evil th[B7]ing[B7/F#] [Em] for which Sep -[Gdim] tem - ber the c[B7]ure is,
[Am]This they are s[Em]ure is t[C]rue[Cdim];
Bridge 2:
Though I [F#7]know that it's [B7]so
That my f[F#7]ancy may [Gdim]turn in the s[F#7]pring,
[Fdim]With the r[C]ight[Am] [Edim]one in si[G]ght[E7]
One can f[C]ind[C/B] a per - [Am7]pet [Am7/G]- u - al t[B7]hing[Cdim].[D7]
[G]Did[G/E] I need s[Am7]pring[D7] [G] to b[G/E]ring the [Am7]ring[Cdim] that you b[D7]ought me?
[Em]Thought[Gdim] it was sp[B7]ring[B7/F#] [Em] that marvelous [Gdim]day that you c[B7]aught me,
[Cdim]Darling, I tho[Em]ught we k[B7]new,
[Edim]That i[G]t w[G/E]asn't sp[Am7]ring, '[Cdim]twas y[G]ou.[G-Fdim][C-Cdim][G-G/B][Am7-Cdim][G6]
When [G]I was [Cdim]young I l[C]ived in a w[Edim]orld of dr[G]eams
Of mo[G]ods and [Cdim]myths and il - [C]lu - sion -[Edim] ar - y sc[G]hemes
Though [Em]now I'm much more gr[B7]own up
I f[Em]ear that I must [B7]own up
To the f[D9]act that I'm in d[A7]oubt of
What the [D9]modern [Am7]cynics sh[D7/9]out of.
T[G]hey [G/E]say it's s[Am7]pring,[D7] t[G]his [G/E]feeling l[Am7]ight[Cdim] as a f[D7]eather;
They [Em]say [Gdim]this t[B7]hing, t[Em]his magic we [Gdim]share tog[B7]ether
C[Am]ame with the w[Em]eather, t[C]oo.[Cdim]
[G]They[G/E] say it's [Am7]May [D7] t[G]hat's [G/E]made me [Am7]daft[Cdim] as a d[D7]aisy;
It's [Em]May,[Gdim] they [B7]say,[B7/F#] [Em] that gave the [Gdim]whole world
This c[B7]razy, [Am]heavenly, [Em]hazy h[C]ue.[Cdim]
Bridge:
I'm a l[F#7]ark on the w[B7]ing
I'm the s[F#7]park of a [Gdim]firefly's f[F#7]ling
[Fdim]Yet to [C]me,[Am] [Edim]this must b[G]e[E7]
Something [C]more [C/B]than a [Am7]sea - son [Am7/G]- al th[B7]ing.[Cdim][D7]
[G]Could[G/E] it be sp[Am7]ring,[D7] [G] those [G/E]bells that[Am7] I can[Cdim] hear r[D7]inging?
It [Em]may [Gdim] be sp[B7]ring[B7/F#], [Em] but when the [Gdim]robins stop s[B7]inging
[Cdim]You're what I'm c[Em]linging [B7]to
[Edim]Though t[G]hey [G/E]say it's s[Am7]pring, [Cdim]it's y[G]ou.[G-Fdim][C-Cdim][G-G/B][Am7-Cdim]
[G]If p[G/E]oets [Am7]sing,[D7] [G] that [G/E]when a h[Am7]eart's [Cdim]sym - pa - t[D7]het - ic
[Em]It's [Gdim]merely s[B7]pring,[B7/F#] [Em] then poets p[Gdim]lights are pa - [B7]thet - ic
[Am]Though I'm po[Em]etic t[C]oo,[Cdim]
[G]They [G/E]say it's s[Am7]pring[D7] --[G] for[G/E] lovers, t[Am7]here's [Cdim]where the l[D7]ure is,
[Em]That [Gdim]evil th[B7]ing[B7/F#] [Em] for which Sep -[Gdim] tem - ber the c[B7]ure is,
[Am]This they are s[Em]ure is t[C]rue[Cdim];
Bridge 2:
Though I [F#7]know that it's [B7]so
That my f[F#7]ancy may [Gdim]turn in the s[F#7]pring,
[Fdim]With the r[C]ight[Am] [Edim]one in si[G]ght[E7]
One can f[C]ind[C/B] a per - [Am7]pet [Am7/G]- u - al t[B7]hing[Cdim].[D7]
[G]Did[G/E] I need s[Am7]pring[D7] [G] to b[G/E]ring the [Am7]ring[Cdim] that you b[D7]ought me?
[Em]Thought[Gdim] it was sp[B7]ring[B7/F#] [Em] that marvelous [Gdim]day that you c[B7]aught me,
[Cdim]Darling, I tho[Em]ught we k[B7]new,
[Edim]That i[G]t w[G/E]asn't sp[Am7]ring, '[Cdim]twas y[G]ou.[G-Fdim][C-Cdim][G-G/B][Am7-Cdim][G6]
