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From: Reo43@aol.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 10:29:57 EDT
Subject: They'll Never Take Her Love From Me by Johnny Horton

They'll Never Take Her Love From Me

 ÊÊRecorded by Johnny Horton
 ÊÊFrom the album "Honky Tonk Man" Columbia CL 1721
 ÊÊAlso recorded by Hank Williams
 ÊÊWritten by Leon Payne


[D]If today the sun should set on all my [G] hopes and cares
There [A] is one whose smiling face the gods would [D] see.
'Cause she'll walk along beside me up the [G] golden stairs
Oh, [A] they'll never, never take her [D] love from me.


[D] What a [G] fool I was to go and break the trust [D] she gave
And to see her love turn into [A] sympathy.
It's the [D] one regret I'll carry with me [G] to my grave
Oh, they'll [A] never, never take her [D] love from me.

(bridge instrumental here)

(repeat chords above)
I'm so thankful for each golden hour of happiness
That we shared together in the used-to-be.
Someone else's arms may hold her now in fond caress
But they'll never, never take her love from me.


I thought I'd make her happy if I stepped aside
But I knew her love would never set me free.
Even on the day that she became anothers bride
Oh, they'll never, never take her love from me.

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Transcribed by Erv Troyer 3/21/00 (reo43@aol.com)
This is in the archives under Hank Williams, but in
my opinion Johnny Horton did the definitive version
of this.

Johnny recorded this in E, but I do it in D, so...