Forsaken Love chords by The Carter Family

Chords with lyrics

Intro:

C majorC  FF  G7G7
C majorC  FF  G7G7 C majorC


Verse 1:
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They stood in the moonlight nearby the gate
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Goodbye my darling I know you'll wait
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She ceased her weeping and smiled through her tears
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Sayin' I've been true love through these long years

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For on tomorrow at the break of day
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He was to journey far far away
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He held her closer his promise bride
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And to her question, these words replied:

Chorus:
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I've loved you always, yes I've been true
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My heart shall never feel love but for you
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Oh darling believe me, far over the sea
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Through life or death so faithful I'll be


Verse 2:
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One year passed by, he's coming home
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His pilgrimmage over, no longer to roam
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And smiling, he thinks of her shining eyes
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Shining with welcome and glad suprise

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A augmentedA dainty letter he takes from his breast
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To which his extended lips were pressed
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And reading once more by the warming light
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The words he had spoken to her that night

Chorus:
   C majorC                FF
I've loved you always, yes I've been true
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My heart shall never feel love but for you
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Oh darling believe me, far over the sea
    G7G7               C majorC
Through life or death so faithful I'll be


Verse 3:
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Once more he seeks the old garden gates
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But arrives alas alas it's too late
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The wedding is over, the knot is tied
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He finds his darling another's bride

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And later they found him there on the grass
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A augmentedA pistol nearby did tell what had passed
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A augmentedA crumpled letter that explains the deed
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and in the pale moonlight these words did read


Chorus:
   C majorC                FF
I've loved you always, yes I've been true
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My heart shall never feel love but for you
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Oh darling believe me, far over the sea
    G7G7               C majorC
Through life or death so faithful I'll be


Outro:
C majorC  FF  G7G7
C majorC  FF  G7G7 C majorC
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