Tabbed from the recording from the American Folk Anthology (disc 2)

[Chorus:]
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)                        DThose (xx0232@1)brown eyes I loved so well. Those brown eyes I long to see.
D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                                DHow (xx0232@1)I long for those brown eyes. Strangers they have grown to be.

D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)                            DJust (xx0232@1)a year ago today, when my brown eyes went away
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                                    DUp (xx0232@1)in heaven I long to be, where a brown-eyed angel waits for me

[Chorus]

D (xx0232@1)                            A (x02220@1)                                   
Last night I passed her on the street, I bowed my head 'cause I could not 
Dspeak (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                               D (xx0232@1)
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 (xx0232@1)                          A (x02220@1)                                  DOne (xx0232@1)evening when the sun was low my brown eyes whispered, "I must go."
D (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)                                   DNot (xx0232@1)one second would she wait. She kissed my cheek and left my gate.

[Chorus:]
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)                        DThose (xx0232@1)brown eyes I loved so well. Those brown eyes I long to see.
D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                                DHow (xx0232@1)I long for those brown eyes. Strangers they have grown to be.

D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                                     DOne (xx0232@1)night I met her on the street. I tipped my hat but I could not speak.
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                               DAnother (xx0232@1)man was by her side. Soon I thought she'd be his bride.

[Chorus]

D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)                                D'Twas (xx0232@1)just a year ago today, they laid my own brown eyes away.
D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)                              DSix (xx0232@1)long years for me she cried. It was her brother by her side.

[Chorus]