—The Carter Family
Far away in sunny mountains
Where the merry sunbeams play
There I wandered through the clover
Singing to a village maid
Chorus:
She was dearer than the dearest
Ever loving kind and true
And she wore beneath her bonnet
Amber tresses tied with blue
Fate decreed that we be parted
Ere the leaves of autumn fell
Then two hearts were separated
That had loved each other well
She was all I had to cherish
Ever loving kind and true
Now I see in every vision
Amber tresses tied with blue
She was dearer than the dearest
Ever loving kind and true
And she wore beneath her bonnet
Amber tresses tied with blue
Verse:
| I | IV | I | V |
| I | IV | V | I |
Chorus:
| V | I | I | V |
| I | IV | V | I |