https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AErWWeWwHTs
Heartbreak in Silhouette Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Heartbreak in Silhouette
recorded by Jim Reeves
written by
Peggy Ann Manson, Allen McCoy, Carey Fraley
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I listened to an old
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friend
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scribe the girl he'd
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met
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I could see
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her
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rtbreak in sil
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golden her
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eyes were vio
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let
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had to be
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her
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rtbreak in sil
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said that when he
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kissed her
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her kisses were like
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wine
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suddenly I
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wondered if
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she'd break his heart like
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mine
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But I sat there in
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silence and
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smoked my ciga
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rette
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would soon
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discover
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rtbreak in sil
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told me
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about the night they'd
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met
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kept
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bering
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artbreak in si
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lhouette
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falling
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calling old re
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grets
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stood in the
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lhouette
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first she didn't
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see us b
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ecause the lights were
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dim
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she chatted with her new
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she had eyes for only
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friend sat that there in
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not one word was
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said
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hearts were
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sharing
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tbreak in Sil
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break in sil
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Heartbreak in Silhouette?
- The song Heartbreak in Silhouette was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
