AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE
(L.E. White)


Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery - 1970
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty - 1970
Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce - 1971
Faron Young - 1971
George Jones & Tammy Wynette - 1972
Daryle Singletary - 2002
Amber Digby & Justin Trevino - 2009


As recorded by MEL TILLIS & SHERRY BRYCE:

BOTH: Love is where you find it
SHERRY: When you find no love at home
BOTH: And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone

MEL:
The bottle's almost empty, the clock just now struck ten
And I just had to call you to our favourite place again
SHERRY:
We know it's wrong for us to meet, but the fire's gone out at home
BOTH:
And there's nothin' cold as ashes after the fire is gone

BOTH: Love is where you find it
SHERRY: When you find no love at home
BOTH: And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone

(Instrumental Break)

SHERRY:
Your lips are warm and tende,r your arms hold me just right
Sweet words of love you remember that the one at home forgot
MEL:
Each time we say it's the last time, but we keep hangin' on
BOTH:
And there's nothin' cold as ashes after the fire is gone

BOTH: Love is where you find it
SHERRY: When you find no love at home
BOTH: And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2011)

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as recorded by Loretta Lynn


Love is where you find it
When you find no love at home
And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone

The bottle is almost empty
The clock just now struck ten
Darlin' I had to call you
To our favorite place again

We know it's wrong for us to meet
But the fire's gone out at home
And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone

Love is where you find it
When you find no love at home
And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone

(Instrumental)

Your lips are warm and tender
Your arms hold me just right
Sweet words of love you remember
That the one at home forgot

Each time we say is the last time
But we keep hangin' on
And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone

Love is find it
When you find no love at home
And there's nothin' cold as ashes
After the fire is gone