I Used to Be a Country Singer

I Used to Be a Country Singer easy guitar chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    was sittin' 
    in 
    my 
    hotel 
    room, 

    strummin' 
    my 
    old 
    gui
    tar 

    Not 
    much 
    to 
    do 
    when 
    you're 
    far 
    away, 

    playin' 
    some 
    smokey 
    bar 

    was 
    feelin' 
    little 
    empty 

    and 
    feelin' 
    little 
    blue 

    When 
    the 
    maid 
    came 
    in 
    and 
    asked 
    me 
    if 

    she 
    could 
    do 
    my 
    room 

    put 
    down 
    my 
    old 
    guitar 
    and 

    she 
    gave 
    me 
    a smile 

    She 
    had 
    crusty 
    voice 
    and 
    drinker's 
    look, 

    but 
    she 
    had 
    friendly 
    style 

    She 
    dusted 
    my 
    room 
    and 
    made 
    my bed 

    and 
    she 
    talked 
    of 
    days 
    gone 
    by 

    She 
    spoke 
    of 
    when 
    she 
    wooed 
    the 

    men; a tear 
    came 
    to 
    her 
    eye 

    Verse 2
    And 
    she 
    said 

    used 
    to 
    be 
    country 
    singer 

    could sing 
    mean 
    patsy 
    cline 

    My 
    husband 
    he 
    could 
    yodel 
    like 
    wilf 
    carter 

    Kitty 
    wells 
    was 
    real 
    good 
    friend 
    of 
    mine 

    Verse 3

    She 
    told 
    me 
    that 
    her 
    husband 
    died 

    and her 
    son 
    was 
    over
    seas 

    could 
    tell 
    by 
    her eyes 
    and 
    her 
    broken 

    smile 
    she 
    was 
    lonely 
    just 
    like 
    me 

    She 
    asked 
    me 
    if 
    I'd 
    listen 
    to 

    tape 
    of 
    when 
    she 
    was 
    young 

    She 
    said 
    can't 
    sing 
    now 
    for
    got 
    the 

    words 
    and 
    my 
    voice 
    is 
    almost 
    gone 

    Verse 4
    And 
    she 
    said 

    used 
    to 
    be 
    country 
    singer 

    could 
    sing 
    mean 
    patsy 
    cline 

    My 
    husband 
    he 
    could 
    yodel 
    like 
    wilf 
    carter 

    Kitty 
    wells 
    was 
    real 
    good 
    friend 
    of 
    mine 

    Verse 5

    Oh 
    cried 
    inside 
    but 
    couldn't 
    tell 

    if 
    it 
    was 
    for 
    her 
    or 
    for 
    me 

    So 
    grabbed 
    my 
    axe 
    and 
    we 
    sang 

    song 
    in 
    two 
    part 
    harmony 

    Ever 
    since 
    that 
    day 
    when 
    I'm 
    feelin' 

    down 
    and 
    can't 
    find 
    happy 
    tun

    I just 
    think 
    if 
    that 
    maid 
    and 
    the 
    feeling 
    she 
    gave, 

    when 
    she 
    came 
    to 
    clean 
    my 
    room 

    Verse 6

    And 
    she 
    said 

    used 
    to 
    be 
    country 
    sing
    er 

    could 
    sing 
    a mean 
    patsy 
    cline 

    My 
    husband 
    he 
    could 
    yodel 
    like 
    wilf 
    carter 

    Kitty 
    wells 
    was 
    real 
    good 
    friend 
    of 
    mine 


    Verse 7
    And 
    she said 

    I used 
    to 
    be 
    country 
    singer 

    could sing 
    mean 
    patsy 
    cline 

    My 
    husband 
    he 
    could 
    yodel 
    like 
    wilf 
    carter 

    Kitty 
    wells 
    was 
    real 
    good 

    friend 
    of 
    mine 

    Kitty 
    wells 
    was 
    real 
    good 
    friend 
    of 
    mine 


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