G D A D [Verse] D When I was young and went to school A They taught me how to write To take the chalk and make a mark D And hope it turns out right Well that's the way it is with love G And what you did to me D I wrote it so you'd know A D That I was yours eternally [Chorus] D But my tears have washed I love you A From the blackboard of my heart It's too late to clean the slate D And make another start I'm satisfied the way things are G Although we're far apart D My tears have washed I love you from A D The blackboard of my heart [Verse] D If you'd been true the way you should A And not have gone astray These tears would not have fallen down D And washed the words away No need to talk, 'cause if the chalk G D Should write those words again It will be for someone else A D Not things that might have been [Chorus] D But my tears have washed I love you A From the blackboard of my heart It's too late to clean the slate D And make another start I'm satisfied the way things are G Although we're far apart D My tears have washed I love you from A D The blackboard of my heart D My tears have washed I love you from A D The blackboard of my heart