Johnny Cash - Tears in the holston river

^GOn October ^CTwenty-^GThird, Nineteen ^CSeventy-^GEight I ^Clost a ^Gloved one and I confess I ^Dcried In the ^Gjoyous ^Ccele-^Gbration of the ^Clady and her music There were ^Gtears in the ^CHolston ^GRiver When ^DMaybelle Carter ^Gdied ^G7

Then ^Cwalking down that river road I saw ^Gcrystal tear-shaped droplets Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river ^Dside And I'll ^Gjust bet they turn to diamonds For the ^Clove that was behind 'em There were ^Gtears in the ^CHolston ^GRiver When ^DMother Maybelle ^Gdied

Then on ^GJanu-^Cary ^G Eighth, Nineteen-^CSeventy-Nine We lost ^CSara ^GCarter And the pain was multi-^Dplied Down be-^Glow that ^Cold Clinch ^GMountain We ^Claid her at Mount Vernon There were ^Gtears in the ^CHolston ^GRiver When ^DSara Carter ^Gdied ^G7

Then ^Cwalking down that river road I ^Gsaw crystal tear-shaped droplets Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river-^Dside And I'll just ^Gbet they turn to diamonds For the ^Clove that was behind 'em There were ^Gtears in the ^CHolston ^GRiver When ^DMaybelle & Sara ^Gdied

There were ^Gtears in the ^CHolston ^GRiver When Mother ^CMaybelle and ^GSara ^DCarter ^Gdied