Artist: Woody Guthrie
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[G]Those brown eyes I loved so [D]well. [G]Those brown eyes I long to [D]see.
[D]How I long for those brown [A]eyes. Strangers they have grown to [D]be.
[D]Just a year ago [A]today, when my brown eyes went [D]away
[D]Up in heaven I long to [A]be, where a brown-eyed angel waits for [D]me
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[D]Last night I passed her on the [A]street, I bowed my head 'cause I could not
[D]speak
[D]Another man was at her [A]side, soon I thought she'd be his [D]bride.
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Other versions of the song have slightly different lyrics, as stated below.
[D]One evening when the sun was [A]low my brown eyes whispered, "I [D]must go."
[D]Not one second would she [A]wait. She kissed my cheek and left my [D]gate.
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[G]Those brown eyes I loved so [D]well. [G]Those brown eyes I long to [D]see.
[D]How I long for those brown [A]eyes. Strangers they have grown to [D]be.
[D]One night I met her on the [A]street. I tipped my hat but I could not [D]speak.
[D]Another man was by her [A]side. Soon I thought she'd be his [D]bride.
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[D]'Twas just a year ago [A]today, they laid my own brown eyes [D]away.
[D]Six long years for me she [A]cried. It was her brother by her [D]side.
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[G]Those brown eyes I loved so [D]well. [G]Those brown eyes I long to [D]see.
[D]How I long for those brown [A]eyes. Strangers they have grown to [D]be.
[D]Just a year ago [A]today, when my brown eyes went [D]away
[D]Up in heaven I long to [A]be, where a brown-eyed angel waits for [D]me
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[D]Last night I passed her on the [A]street, I bowed my head 'cause I could not
[D]speak
[D]Another man was at her [A]side, soon I thought she'd be his [D]bride.
[CHORUS]
Other versions of the song have slightly different lyrics, as stated below.
[D]One evening when the sun was [A]low my brown eyes whispered, "I [D]must go."
[D]Not one second would she [A]wait. She kissed my cheek and left my [D]gate.
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[G]Those brown eyes I loved so [D]well. [G]Those brown eyes I long to [D]see.
[D]How I long for those brown [A]eyes. Strangers they have grown to [D]be.
[D]One night I met her on the [A]street. I tipped my hat but I could not [D]speak.
[D]Another man was by her [A]side. Soon I thought she'd be his [D]bride.
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[D]'Twas just a year ago [A]today, they laid my own brown eyes [D]away.
[D]Six long years for me she [A]cried. It was her brother by her [D]side.
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Used chords
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