Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
The chord changes in this song are a bit of a task to learn, but it is worth it.  It is a beautiful love song.  The music was first published around 1730 to a poem called "To Celia" written by Ben Jonson in 1616.

   G                C      G              D
Drink to me only with thine eyes
       G    C     G        D      G
And I shall pledge with mine
 G                C          G         D
Or leave a kiss within the cup
        G  C    G    D    G
And I’ll not ask for wine
           G           Em         G
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
           C         G      D  D7
Does ask a drink divine
G                 C              G        D
But might I of Jove’s nectar sip
      G     C    G     D    G
I would not trade for thine

G                C       G       D
I sent thee late a rosy wreath
        G     C     G     D     G
Not so much honoring thee
G              C      G             D
As giving it a hope that there
      G      C    G     D    G
It would not withered be
        G           Em           G
But thou thereon didst only breathe
          C        G         D  D7
And sent it back to me
    G                    C                G             D
Since when it grows and smells, I swear
       G  C G  D    G
Not of itself but thee.
 

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