Broken Marriage Vow Song Lyrics and Chords by Kitty Wells
Broken Marriage Vow
Recorded by Kitty Wells and Roy Crisp
Written by Johnnie Bailes and Walter Bailes
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I got the letter darling read it
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o'er and o'er
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again
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say that you are really sorry
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After all this time I've suffered you
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asked me to come
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back
Marriage
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vows that were
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forgotten you are
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just recalling
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Marriage vows forgotten is a
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debt you'll have to
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pay
For I
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realize I can
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never want you
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I thought at first I couldn't live
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without you being
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around
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you're the one I'm
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not to blame for
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broken
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marriage
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I've forgiven you my darling prayed that
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God will do the
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same
Was
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before Him that we made our every
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vow
I must say I'll always love you you're my
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choice of all the
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rest
And I'm
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glad the vows you've
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broken you at
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last remembered
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now
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debt you'll have to
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pay
For I
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realize I can
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never want you
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now
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without you being
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around
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you're the one I'm
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not to blame for
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broken
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marriage
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vows
FAQ
Who sang the the song Broken Marriage Vow?
- The song Broken Marriage Vow was sang by Kitty Wells.
Who is Kitty Wells?
- Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 - July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier to women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts and turned her into the first female country superstar. “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels†would also be her first of several pop crossover hits. Wells is the only artist to be awarded top female vocalist awards for 14 consecutive years. Her chart-topping hits continued until the mid 1960s, paving the way for and inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s.
Wells ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts, according to historian Joel Whitburn's book The Top 40 Country Hits. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1991, Wells became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Wells' success and influence on country music garnered her the title "Queen of Country Music".
