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