Jim Lauderdale - The king of broken hearts

The (No Chord) king of broken hearts doesn't ^Fask much from his friends And he has quite a ^Cfew of them ^A7 They know he'll ^Dmunderstand ^GThat's just the way it ^Cgoes ^{F C} The king of broken hearts doesn't ^Fknow he's a king He's trying to ^Cforget other things ^A7 Like some old ^Dmship it seems ^GHe's walking through a ^Clone ^{F C}

He talks to angels and the ^Gstars start to spin He thinks of troubles that ^Che's gotten in He recalls how his ^D7heart got broken And how it's still that ^Gway

The king of broken hearts is ^Fso sad and wise He can smile while he's ^Ccrying inside ^A7 We know he'll be ^Dmbrave tonight ^G Cause he's the king of broken ^Chearts ^{F C}

He talks to angels and the ^Gstars start to spin He thinks of troubles that ^Che's gotten in He recalls how his ^D7heart got broken And how it's still that ^Gway

The king of broken hearts thinks that ^Fhe's an old fool He's a little bit like ^Cme and you ^A7 So what's a king like that ^Dmsupposed to do ^GWith all that blue ^Etime ^A7 We know he'll be ^Dmbrave tonight ^GCause he's the king of broken ^Fhearts He's the king of broken ^Chearts ^{F C}