Forsaken love
A
D
1. They stood in the moonlight near by the gate,
E A
“Goodbye, my darling, I know
you'll wait.”
D
She ceased her weeping and
smiled through her tears,
E
A
saying,” I've been true love
through these long years.”
A D
3. For on tomorrow at the break of day,
E
A
he was to journey far far away.
D
He held her closer his
promised bride,
E
A
and to her questions these
words replied.
A
D
“I've loved you always, yes, I've been true,
E
A
My heart shall never be loveless for you.
D
O darling believe me, far over the sea,
E A
through life or death, so faithful I'll be.“
A D
4. One year passed by, he's coming home,
E A
his
pilgrimage over, no longer to roam.
D
And smiling, he thinks of her
shining eyes,
E
A
shining with
welcome, a glad surprise.
A D
5. A dainty letter he takes from his breast,
E A
to which his extended lips
were pressed.
D
And reading once more by the
warming light,
E
A
these words he had spoken to
her that night.
A
D
“I've loved you always, yes, I've been true,
E
A
My heart shall never be loveless for you.
D
O darling believe me, far over the sea,
E A
through life or death, so faithful I'll be.“
A D
6. Once more he seeks the old garden gate,
E
A
but he arrives alas, alas it's
too late.
D
The wedding is over, the knot
is tied,
E A
he finds his darling another's
bride.
A
D
7. And later they found him there on the grass,
E A
a pistol nearby tells what had
passed.
D
A crumpled letter that
explained the deed,
E
A
and in the pale moonlight
these words did read.
+ CHORUS Recorded
5/10/28
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The
Carter Family)