Jim Lauderdale - The King Of Broken Hearts Chords

THE KING OF BROKEN HEARTS
Jim Lauderdale


The (No Chord) king of broken hearts doesn't (F) ask much from his friends                
And he has quite a (C) few of them (A7)  
They know he'll (Dm) understand 
(G) That's just the way it (C) goes (F) (C)                      
The king of broken hearts doesn't (F) know he's a king          
He's trying to (C) forget other things (A7) 
Like some old (Dm) ship it seems 
(G) He's walking through a(C)lone (F) (C)
                           
He talks to angels and the (G) stars start to spin                       
He thinks of troubles that (C) he's gotten in           
He recalls how his (D7) heart got broken                   
And how it's still that (G) way
                    
The king of broken hearts is (F) so sad and wise           
He can smile while he's (C) crying inside (A7) 
We know he'll be (Dm) brave tonight (G) 
Cause he's the king of broken (C) hearts (F) (C)

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He talks to angels and the (G) stars start to spin                       
He thinks of troubles that (C) he's gotten in           
He recalls how his (D7) heart got broken                   
And how it's still that (G) way                                    

The king of broken hearts thinks that (F) he's an old fool       
He's a little bit like (C) me and you (A7) 
So what's a king like that (Dm) supposed to do 
(G) With all that blue (E) time (A7) 
We know he'll be (Dm) brave tonight 
(G) Cause he's the king of broken (F) hearts 
He's the king of broken (C) hearts (F) (C)