Heartbreak Trail Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
Heartbreak Trail
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Vaughn Horton and Denver Darling
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A cowboy
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returns to the
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scene of his
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childhood
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sweetheart of
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long long
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ago
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day he
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returned she was
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wed to a
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nother
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story of heartbreak and
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woe
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ridin'
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sorrow
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hidin'
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lonesome
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blue
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singin'
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Someone
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Love's old sweet
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song was never
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wrong
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in a cowboy's song but old
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pal I guess we strayed too
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long
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Yes sir
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heaven
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Keep her
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caress her as we
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ride the
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heartbreak
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trail
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(Love's old sweet
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wrong
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in a cowboy's song but old
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pal I guess we strayed too
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Yes sir
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heaven
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Keep her
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caress her as we
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ride the
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heartbreak
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trail
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Heartbreak Trail?
- The song Heartbreak Trail was sang by Hank Snow.
Who is Hank Snow?
- Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 - December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and "The Rhumba Boogie" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.Snow was an accomplished songwriter whose clear, baritone voice expressed a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound youngster, he endured extreme poverty, beatings and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. Through it all, his musically talented mother provided the emotional support he needed to pursue his dream of becoming a famous entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers.As a performer of traditional country music, Snow won numerous awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, celebrates his life and work in a province where his fans still see him as an inspirational figure who triumphed over personal adversity to become one of the most influential artists in all of country music.
