| D | A7 | |
| Many tears ago you said you | loved me |
| D | |
| Oh, how happy was this heart of | mine |
| A7 | |
| Then a dark cloud came from out of | nowhere |
| D | |
| And the sun went down no more to | shine. |
| G | D | |
| Many tears ago I learned too | well, love |
| A7 | |
| What it means to bear a heavy | load |
| D | A7 | |
| I found out just what is meant by | sorrow |
| D | |
| Many tears ago along life's | road. |
| Many tears ago I built a castle |
| Built it very strong and very tall |
| Tho' I thought it had a firm foundation |
| Many tears ago I saw it fall. |
| Many times I have wished that I would die, love |
| Better to be dead than feel so low |
| All I ever lived or ever hoped for |
| Left me many, many tears ago. |
| Many tears ago you called me darlin' |
| In my dreams I hear you say it now |
| I can almost feel your arms around me |
| Arm's that never meant to keep their vow. |
| Many tears ago, it was in the spring time |
| When you said goodbye and went away |
| Oh, how well this aching heart remembers |
| Many, many tears ago today. |
| SOURCE: |
| RAY PRICE/SINGS HEART SONGS |
| Columbia Records CL 1015 |
| Note. Also recorded by Eddy Arnold. |