| Verse 1: |
| (piano): |
| D | F#m/C# | |
| When | I was small and Christmas | trees were tall |
| G | D | A | |
| We u | sed to love while o | thers used to p | lay |
| (strings enter) |
| D | F#m/C# | |
| D | on't ask me why, but time has | passed us by |
| G | D | A | |
| S | omeone else moved | in from far aw | ay |
| G | D | |
| Now | we are tall and Christmas tr | ees are small |
| Em | D | D7 | |
| And | you don't ask the time of d | ay |
| G | D | |
| But y | ou and I, our love will ne | ver die |
| Em G (1: /A) D (1: A (band enters)) |
| But guess who'll cry come First of May |
| Verse 2: |
| The apple tree that grew for you and me |
| I watched the apples falling one by one |
| And I recall the moment of them all |
| The day I kissed your cheek and you were gone |
| Now we are tall and Christmas trees are small |
| And you don't ask the time of day |
| But you and I, our love will never die |
| But guess who'll cry come First of May |
| Coda: |
| (piano, acoustic guitar, and strings): |
| D | F#m/C# | |
| When | I was small and Christmas | trees were tall |
| G | D | A |
Do-do-do-do-do do-do-do do-do
| (acapella): |
| Don't ask me why but time has passed us by |
| Someone else moved in from far away (fade) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |