Brown Eyes

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 ]