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Version 1Acoustic Version: --/PKKm3WwGErg [Verse 1] A D I wondered today on the sea shore A E The waves and the winds are low A D I thought of the days that are gone by Maud E A Many long years ago [Verse 2] A D We lingered by the gently flowing billows A E And watch the golden sunset fade away A D And there among the sweet ocean breezes E A We talked about our future wedding day [Chorus] A Gathering up the shells from the sea shore D A Gathering up the shells from the sea D Those were the happiest days of all Maud E A Gathering up the shells from the shore [Verse 3] A D When the waves are rolling on the ocean A E And the golden moonbeams on the pebbles shine A D At your cottage by the sea I'll come again Maud E A When the waves are rolling gently sweetheart mine [Verse 4] A D Now I am growing up in years Maud A E My locks are all silver and gray A D But the vows that we made on the shore Maud E A Are fresh in my memory today [Chorus] A Gathering up the shells from the sea shore D A Gathering up the shells from the sea D Those were the happiest days of all Maud E A Gathering up the shells from the shore [Verse 5] A D No more bright shells we will gather A E As the waves come dashing as of yore A D She lies neith the white pebbled sand E A Just covered up with shells on the shore [Chorus] A Gathering up the shells from the sea shore D A Gathering up the shells from the sea D Those were the happiest days of all Maud E A Gathering up the shells from the shore