Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Gordon Lightfoot - I Used To Be A Country Singer CAPO: 2nd Fret [INTRO:] Am Em F G [VERSE 1:]

I was ^Csitting in my ^Fhotel room ^GStrumming my old gui^Ctar Not ^Ammuch to do when you're ^Emfar away ^FPlaying some smoky ^Gbar

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I was ^Cfeeling a little ^Fempty And ^Gfeeling a little ^Cblue When the ^Ammaid came in and ^Emasked me If ^Fshe could do my ^Groom^F ^Em ^D

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^CI put down my ^Fold guitar And ^Gshe gave me a ^Csmile She had a ^Amcrusty voice and a ^Emdrinker's look But she ^Fhad a friendly ^Gstyle

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She ^Cdusted my room and ^Fmade my bed And she ^Gtalked of days gone ^Cby She ^Amspoke of when she ^Emwooed the men A ^Ftear came to her ^Ceye

[CHORUS:]

And she said,^G "I used to be a country ^Amsinger ^G I could sing a mean Patsy ^EmCline^Am___ My ^Fhusband he could ^Emyodel like Wilf ^DmCarter ^FKitty Wells was a ^Greal good friend of ^Cmine"

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She ^Ctold me that her ^Fhusband died And her ^Gson was over^Cseas I could ^Amtell by her eyes and her ^Embroken smile She was ^Flonely just like ^Gme

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She ^Casked me if I'd ^Flisten to A ^Gtape of when she was ^Cyoung She said, "I ^Amcan't sing now, I ^Emforget the words And my ^Fvoice is almost ^Cgone"

[CHORUS:]

And she said,^G "I used to be a country ^Amsinger ^G I could sing a mean Patsy ^EmCline^Am___ My ^Fhusband he could ^Emyodel like Wilf ^DmCarter ^FKitty Wells was a ^Greal good friend of ^Cmine"

[VERSE 7:]

Oh, I cried inside, but I ^Fcouldn't tell If it ^Gwas for her or for ^Cme So I ^Amgrabbed my axe and we ^Emsang a song In ^Ftwo part harmo^Gny

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Ever ^Csince that day when I'm ^Ffeeling down And I ^Gcan't find a happy ^Ctune I just ^Amthink of that maid and the ^Emfeeling she gave When she ^Fcame to clean my ^Croom

[CHORUS:]

And she said,^G "I used to be a country ^Amsinger ^G I could sing a mean Patsy ^EmCline^Am___ My ^Fhusband he could ^Emyodel like Wilf ^DmCarter ^FKitty Wells was a ^Greal good friend of ^Cmine"

[CHORUS:]

^G "I used to be a country ^Amsinger ^G I could sing a mean Patsy ^EmCline^Am___ My ^Fhusband he could ^Emyodel like Wilf ^DmCarter ^FKitty Wells was a ^Greal good friend of ^Ammine^G___^Em___ ^FKitty Wells was a ^Greal good friend of ^Cmine

Gordon Lightfoot - I used to be a country singer