Tears In The Holston River chords by Johnny Cash and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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On October
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23rd, 1978
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I lost a loved one and I confess, I cried
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In the joyous celebra tion of the
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Lady and her music
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Maybelle Carter died
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Verse 2
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Then walking down that river road
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I saw crystal tear-shaped droplets
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Silver beads of love sparklin'
On the river side
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Verse 3
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And I'll just bet they turn to diamonds
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For the love that was behind 'em
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Mother Maybelle died
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Then on January eighth,
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nineteen seventy-nine
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We We lost Sara Carter
And the pain was multiplied
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Verse 4
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Down below that old
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Clinch Mountain
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We laid her at Mount Vernon
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There were tears in the
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Holston River
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When Sara Carter died
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Verse 5
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Then walking down that river road
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I saw crystal tear-shaped droplets
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Silver beads of love sparklin'
In the riverside
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Verse 6
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And I'll just bet they turn to diamonds
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For the love that was behind 'em
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Maybelle and Sara died
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Verse 7
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There were tears in the Holston River
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When Mother Maybelle and Sara
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Carter died
Outro 1
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Tears In The Holston River
Johnny Cash and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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