Words and music by Roy Acuff
[Verse]
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Way back in the hills, when a boy, I once wandered
A D
Buried deep in her grave lies the one that I love
G C G
She was called from this earth, a jewel for heaven
D G
More precious than diamonds more precious than gold.
[Chorus]
G C G
A jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven
A D
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
G C G
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
D G
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.
[Verse 2]
G C G
When a girl of sixteen, we courted each other
A D
She promised someday to be-come my sweet wife
G C G
I bought her the ring to wear on her finger
D G
But the angels they called her to heaven one night.
[Chorus]
G C G
A jewel here on earth, a jewel up in heaven
A D
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
G C G
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
D G
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.
[Verse 3]
G C G
This world has it wealth, its' trials and troubles
A D
Mother earth holds her treasures of diamonds and gold
G C G
But it can't hold the soul of one precious jewel
D G
She's resting in peace with the heavenly fold.
[End chorus]
G C G
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
D G
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.
