I Cried But My Tears Were Too Late Song Lyrics and Chords
I Cried But My Tears Were Too Late Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
I Cried But My Tears Were Too Late
Written and Recorded by Hank Snow
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One heart too many I have
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broken love dreams that faded and
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died
Too many teardrops have
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fallen
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too many vows cast
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aside
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wedding bells should be ringing for
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us in the chapel
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tonight
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this morning they tolled and her
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bright band of gold
Was
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returned with this message
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tonight
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Your sweetheart has left us
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today
Heart broken God took her
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away
That silk gown of
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white for her
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wedding
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She
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wore as they laid her
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away
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Though she died for a love all in
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vain
Her last words were calling your
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name
As I walked to her grave where the
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cried but my
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tears were too
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late
Spoken:
Tonight sweetheart as I kneel here alone beside you
And my tears stain the flowers on your grave
In deep regret I think of the heart that I have wounded
Of the sorrow and grief and the life that I could have saved
Yes tonight darling you were to be my loving bride
But all that I have left now as I bow to pray
Is your ring a picture the sad message that they sent me
And this rose that I am taking from your grave
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Though she died for a love all in
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vain
Her last words were calling my
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name
As I walked to her grave where the
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cried but my
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tears were too
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late
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Cried But My Tears Were Too Late?
- The song I Cried But My Tears Were Too Late 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.
