Old Heart Rest In Pieces Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Pride
Old Heart Rest In Pieces
Recorded by Charley Pride
Written by Bobby Crocker, Perry Jones, Roger West
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You're like I'm here today to
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pay my last respect
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To you old friend as I lay you to
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rest
I make a
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toast to you and me as I
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recite this eulogy
Old heart of
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mine you've been
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broken one too many
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times
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Old hea--rt rest in
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You'll never have to go through love
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again
All your
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feeling days are through
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love has seen the last of you
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heart rest in
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This time you've been hurt much more than
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you could stand
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And this time is the last time love will slip through our
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hands
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heart that's loved this bad will
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be your epitaph
Old heart of
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mine you've been
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broken one too many
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heart rest in
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pieces
FAQ
Who sang the the song Old Heart Rest In Pieces?
- The song Old Heart Rest In Pieces was sang by Charlie Pride.
Who is Charlie Pride?
- Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid 1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966-1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
Pride is one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
