C      Bb                F         Dm
One by one the teardrops fall as I write you 

C      Bb                F              Dm
One by one my words come falling on the page 

C      Bb                F             Dm
One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight 

C      Am                 F           C
One by one my schemes are fading fast away 


Bb  Am  F


C      Bb              F            Dm
One by one the flowers fading in my garden 

C      Bb                 F                Dm
One by one the leaves are falling from the trees 

C      Bb               F               Dm
One by one my hopes are vanished in the clouds clear 

C      Am           F                     C
One by one like snowflakes melting in the breeze 


Bb  Am  F  C  Bb  Am  F


Dm            F
One by one my hair is turning gray 

C                        Bb          Am
One by one my dreams are fading fast away 

Dm           F
One by one I read your letters over 

C      Am    F             C
One by one I lay them all away 


   Bb  Am  F  
C  Bb  Am  F


C      Bb               F             Dm
One by one the days are slipping up behind you 

C      Bb               F            Dm
One by one the sweetest days of life go by 

C      Bb              F              Fm
One by one the moments stealing out behind you 

C      Am                  F               C
One by one she'll come and find not you or I 


Bb  Am  F


C      Bb             F                   Dm
One by one I hear the soft words that you whispered 

C      Bb              F              Dm
One by one I feel your kisses soft and sweet 

C      Bb                F                Dm
One by one I hope you'll say the words to marry 

C      Am         F              C
One by one to one by one forever be 


   Bb  Am  F
C  Bb  Am  F  x anytime you want