TEARS IN THE HOLSTON RIVER

JOHNNY CASH

Capo II

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Intro :

O n October T wenty-T hird Nineteen S eventy-E ight

I l ost a l oved one and I confess I c ried

In the j oyous c ele-b ration of the l ady and her music

There were t ears in the H olston R iver

When M aybelle Carter d ied

Then w alking down that river road

I saw c rystal tear-shaped droplets

Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river s ide

And I'll j ust bet they turn to diamonds

For the l ove that was behind 'em

There were t ears in the H olston R iver

When M other Maybelle d ied

Then on J anu-a ry Eighth Nineteen-S eventy-Nine

We lost S ara C arter

And the pain was multi-p lied

Down be-l ow that o ld Clinch M ountain

We l aid her at Mount Vernon

There were t ears in the H olston R iver

When S ara Carter d ied

Then w alking down that river road

I s aw crystal tear-shaped droplets

Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river-s ide

And I'll just b et they turn to diamonds

For the l ove that was behind 'em

There were t ears in the H olston R iver

When M aybelle & Sa ra died

There were t ears in the H olston R iver

When Mother M aybelle and S ara C arter d ied

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