God Gave Me A Heart To Forgive Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
God Gave Me A Heart To Forgive
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Loretta Lynn and Barbara Cummings
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It's midnight now and I'm still all alone
It's always late each night when you come
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home
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I stay and take each heartache that you
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give
Cause God gave me a heart to
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forgive
Guess I could call these tears my closest friends
They stay with me till you come home
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again
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You brought me every misery that there
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is
But God gave me a heart to
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forgive
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hurt me as much as you
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can
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you tell me that you're just weak
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like any other man
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Still you're the only reason that I
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live
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gave me a
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heart to
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forgive
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FAQ
Who sang the the song God Gave Me A Heart To Forgive?
- The song God Gave Me A Heart To Forgive was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
