Forsaken Love chords by The Carter Family

Intro:

C    F   G7
C    F   G7  C



Verse 1:
C                                       F
They stood in the moonlight nearby the gate
    G7                            C
Goodbye my darling I know you'll wait
     C                                         F
She ceased her weeping and smiled through her tears
       G7                                     C
Sayin' I've been true love through these long years

    C                            F
For on tomorrow at the break of day
    G7                      C
He was to journey far far away
    C                            F
He held her closer his promise bride
    G7                              C
And to her question, these words replied:


Chorus:
      C                               F
I've loved you always, yes I've been true
    G7                                  C
My heart shall never feel love but for you
    C                                F
Oh darling believe me, far over the sea
        G7                             C
Through life or death so faithful I'll be


Verse 2:
C                                F
One year passed by, he's coming home
     G7                             C
His pilgrimmage over, no longer to roam
     C                                 F
And smiling, he thinks of her shining eyes
  G7                             C
Shining with welcome and glad suprise

   C                                F
A dainty letter he takes from his breast
   G7                             C
To which his extended lips were pressed
     C                                F
And reading once more by the warming light
     G7                              C
The words he had spoken to her that night


Chorus:
      C                               F
I've loved you always, yes I've been true
    G7                                  C
My heart shall never feel love but for you
    C                                F
Oh darling believe me, far over the sea
        G7                             C
Through life or death so faithful I'll be


Verse 3:
     C                             F
Once more he seeks the old garden gates
     G7                         C
But arrives alas alas it's too late
     C                            F
The wedding is over, the knot is tied
    G7                          C
He finds his darling another's bride

     C                                 F
And later they found him there on the grass
   G7                              C
A pistol nearby did tell what had passed
    C                                F
A crumpled letter that explains the deed
    G7                                     C
and in the pale moonlight these words did read


Chorus:
      C                               F
I've loved you always, yes I've been true
    G7                                  C
My heart shall never feel love but for you
    C                                F
Oh darling believe me, far over the sea
        G7                             C
Through life or death so faithful I'll be


Outro:
C    F   G7
C    F   G7  C
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