Misc Traditional - After the ball

^GAfter the ^Cball is over, after the break of d^Dawn, After the dancers' leaviing, after the stars are ^Ggone; Many a h^Ceart is a^Gching, ^Eif you could read them a^All; ^DMany the hopes that have v^Ganished a^Afte^Dr the ^Gball.

^GA little maiden climbed an old man's ^D7knee, Begged for a story, "Do Uncle, ^Gplease. Why are you single; why ^Dmlive alo^Emne? ^CHave you no ^Gbabies; ^Ahave ^Dyou no ^Ghome?" ^Em"I had a s^Bweetheart y^Cears, years a^Ggo; ^CWhere she is ^Gnow, pet, ^Ayou will soon ^Dknow. ^GList to the story, I'll ^Btell it a^Emll, ^CI believed her ^Gfaithless a^Aft^Der the ^Gball."

^GAfter the ^Cball is over, after the break of d^Dawn, After the dancers' leaviing, after the stars are ^Ggone; Many a h^Ceart is a^Gching, ^Eif you could read them a^All; ^DMany the hopes that have v^Ganished a^Afte^Dr the ^Gball.

^GBright lights were flashing in the grand ball^D7room, Softly the music, playing sweet t^Gunes. There came my sweetheart, my l^Dmove, my ^Emown; ^C"I wish some ^Gwater, l^Aeave ^Dme alon^Ge." ^EmWhen I ret^Burned, dear, t^Chere stood a ^Gman, ^CKissing my sw^Geetheart, ^Aas lovers c^Dan; ^GDown fell the glass, pet, brok^Ben, that's ^Emall; ^CJust as my h^Geart was a^Aft^Der the ^Gball

^GAfter the ^Cball is over, after the break of d^Dawn, After the dancers' leaviing, after the stars are ^Ggone; Many a h^Ceart is a^Gching, ^Eif you could read them a^All; ^DMany the hopes that have v^Ganished a^Afte^Dr the ^Gball.

^GLong years have passed, child, I've never w^D7ed; True to my lost love, though she is d^Gead. She tried to tell me, tried ^Dmto expla^Emin; ^CI would not l^Gisten, p^Aleadi^Dngs were v^Gain. ^EmOne day a ^Bletter c^Came from that ^Gman ^CHe was her b^Grother, t^Ahe letter r^Dan. ^GThat's why I'm lonely, no ^Bhome at ^Emall; ^CI broke her ^Gheart, pet, a^Aft^Der the ^Gball

^GAfter the ^Cball is over, after the break of d^Dawn, After the dancers' leaviing, after the stars are ^Ggone; Many a h^Ceart is a^Gching, ^Eif you could read them a^All; ^DMany the hopes that have v^Ganished a^Afte^Dr the ^Gball.