tabbed from the recording from the american folk anthology ( disc 2 )

[ chorus : ]
G D G D
those brown eyes i loved so well . those brown eyes i long to see .
D A D
how i long for those brown eyes . strangers they have grown to be .

D A D
just a year ago today , when my brown eyes went away
D A D
up in heaven i long to be , where a brown – eyed angel waits for me

[ chorus ]

D A
last night i passed her on the street , i bowed my head ’cause i could not
D
speak
D A D
another man was at her side , soon i thought she’d be his bride .

[ chorus ]

other versions of the song have slightly different lyrics , as stated below .

D A D
one evening when the sun was low my brown eyes whispered , “i must go . ”
D A D
not one second would she wait . she kissed my cheek and left my gate .

[ chorus : ]
G D G D
those brown eyes i loved so well . those brown eyes i long to see .
D A D
how i long for those brown eyes . strangers they have grown to be .

D A D
one night i met her on the street . i tipped my hat but i could not speak .
D A D
another man was by her side . soon i thought she’d be his bride .

[ chorus ]

D A D
’twas just a year ago today , they laid my own brown eyes away .
D A D
six long years for me she cried . it was her brother by her side .

[ chorus ]