The Gods Were Angry With Me Song Lyrics and Chords
The Gods Were Angry With Me Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
The Gods Were Angry With Me
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Herman L. Watkins and Ruth Oma Wilkinson
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The Gods were angry with me for loving you
The Gods were
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angry with me because they
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knew
I stood at
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heaven's portal and
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that was too
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high
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For any mortal such as
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So they
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took down the sun the skies were gray
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howling winds took you
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away
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nothing I could do because I
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knew
The Gods were angry with
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me for loving
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you
Spoken:
Once upon a time when our love was new
And I was happy
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with the love that I'd found
Then the Gods and the sun and the moon
And the stars looked down and saw me there with you
And they
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sent my dream world crashing to the ground
(It was because the Gods
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were angry with
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me)
repeat #1, 2 And so...
So they took down the sun the skies were gray
Then the
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howling winds took you
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away
And there was
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nothing I could do for I could
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It was because the Gods
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were angry with
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me
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Gods Were Angry With Me?
- The song The Gods Were Angry With Me 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.
