Hank Snow – Tragic Romance (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
| A7 | D |
[Verse 1]
D G Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee hills A A7 D Midst peaceful pines, among the rocks and the rills D G There stands my old homestead of long, long ago A A7 D It brings back fond memories of the one that I loved so
[Verse 2]
D G Well I courted a maiden so sweet and so fair A A7 D With heavenly eyes and with chestnut brown hair D G She told me she loved me and that she'd be mine A A7 D But I went and left her standing there behind
[Verse 3]
D G I'll tell you the reason that I left her there A A7 D To roam this old world with its sorrows and cares D G I saw her one night in the arms of a man A A7 D Huggin' and kissin' as true lovers can
[Verse 4]
D G I went to my home with a heart full of woe A A7 D I packed by belongin's determined to go D G For many long years, this old world I did roam A A7 D With thoughts of my darlin' my sweetheart and my own
[Break]
| D | G | A | A7 D |
| D | G | A | A7 D |
[Verse 5]
D G While dining one day in a little country town A A7 D A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down D G While talkin' of loved ones I happened to find A A7 D That his sister was that old sweetheart of mine
[Verse 6]
D G When he heard my story to me he then said A A7 D The one you left there has a long time been dead D G She waited so long for the day that you'd return A A7 D But why you had left her she never did learn
[Verse 7]
D G Now I am the man that you saw that fatal night A A7 D Wrapped in the arms of my sister so tight D G She loved you so dearly but you broke her heart A A7 D For stranger, from her ever more you must part