Shed Me No Tears Song Lyrics and Chords by Jeannie C. Riley
Shed Me No Tears
Recorded by Jeannie C. Riley
Written by Steve Singleton
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When I am
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gone sing for me no
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sad
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Plant no flowers at my
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he-
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ad
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green grass that covers me
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all dew drop
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wet
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hope you'll remember even
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if I for
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get
And
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sing me no sad songs and
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shed
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me no
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tears
My
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eyes will be
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blinded my
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ears will not
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hear
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sing me no
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sad songs and
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shed
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me no
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tears
The stone at my
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head will say that
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I'm
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That all my seeds have been
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so-
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wn
But I'll
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leave with you my memory in
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silence to live
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on
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hope you'll remember even
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if I for
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get
Repeat #2
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Shed
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me no
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tears
FAQ
Who sang the the song Shed Me No Tears?
- The song Shed Me No Tears was sang by Jeannie C. Riley.
Who is Jeannie C. Riley?
- Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson October 19, 1945) is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA", which missed by one week simultaneously becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number-one hit.In subsequent years, she had moderate chart success with country music, but never again duplicated the success of "Harper Valley PTA". In the mid 1970's she became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970s.
