Broken Man's Lament chords by
Mark Germino
Mark Germino

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Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Lies once a broken man,
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I was once a broken fool
Lost my wife and children
to one basic broken rule
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Now I live my life in silence,
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though I'm not quite in a shell
Drank and listened to that song,
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Whiter shade of pale, oh,
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Whiter shade of pale.
Life's a good shade tree mechanic,
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So I sent myself to school.
They smoothed out my rough edges
In my hands they put new tools.
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The instructor once he told me
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I could work on any line
I can tune and make a diesel sing
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just like Patsy Cline
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Oh, just like Patsy Cline
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I met my wife to be through my mother
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's best friend's son
She'd been a ballroom singer,
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she was as good as anyone
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But I asked her to stop singing
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and the girl, she did not flinch
Next day she went and bought this man
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a brand new Crescent Ranch
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Oh, a brand new Crescent Ranch
We had three fine children,
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as eight years went on by
I learned to supervise and line,
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my knuckles stayed bone dry
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But after supper I kept hearing her
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by the kitchen radio
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Sing a sweet but desperate harmony
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A little bit too low
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A little bit too low guitar solo
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She left three months later,
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I'd just come home for lunch.
The note said, easy come, hard go,
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but still love you so much. She said,
I don't know if I'll be back
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or if you'll want me when I come
But if and when that happens, dear,
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you better let my sweet dream run.
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Oh, you better let my sweet dream run
I was a good shade tree mechanic
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So I sent myself to school
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They smoothed out my rough edges
in my hands, they put new tools
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D

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The instructor once told me
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I could work on any line
But now my diesels ain't the only thing
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that sings like Patsy Cline
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Oh, it sings like Patsy Cline
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I was once a broken man
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I was once a broken fool
I lost my wife and children
To one base of broken road
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And I live my life in silence
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So I'm not quite in a shell
Drink and listen to that song
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Whiter shade of pale, oh
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A whiter shade of pale,
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a whiter shade of pale,
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a whiter shade of pale.
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C D

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