Broken Engagement by The Louvin Brothers
Composed by Wayne P. Walker, Max Powell, and Mary C. Rhodes
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ps-iNr_pII
LP: The Louvin Brothers Sing and Play Their Current Hits 1962, Capitol Records Nashville
Provided to YouTube by The Universal Music Group
Standard Tuning
Key D


[Verse 1]
             
They were stan

              
ding by a wind

            
ow on the nigh

              
t he kissed he

    
r cheek
             
He had waited 

             
long in silenc

            
e waited long 

           
for her to spe

ak
              
When at last s

              
he whispered s

            
oftly as the c

              
ool breeze kis

          
sed her cheek
             
She had waited

             
 long to tell 

            
him what they 

              
told her he ha

  
d said
             
Oh they say yo

              
u love another

            
 that you neve

             
r did love me
             
If these words

             
 be true my da

            
rling I'll for

             
ever set you f

ree

[Break]
  
   

[Verse 2]
             
They are truly

              
 part the answ

            
er as the shin

            
ing stars abov


e
             
When they told

             
 you my intent

            
ion then they 

              
told you of my

 
 love
             
He turned deat

              
hly pale and a

            
ngry left her 

              
standing by th

   
e gate
             
Sent a message

             
 by her sister

            
 but the messa

            
ge came too la

te
             
God in heaven 

              
sent an angel 

            
to relieve her

         
 aching pain
             
She went drift

             
ing off to hea

            
ven on an ange

              
l's snow white

 
 wing

[Break]
     

[Outro]
             
He was standin

              
g by her caske

            
t as he looked

            
 upon her face
             
Then he realiz

             
ed that he lov

            
ed her and no 

              
one could take

     
 her place