The King Of Broken Hearts chords by George Strait (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
C/E
Dm
C
A7
G7
Fsus2
G
G/B
Am7
D7
Dm7
E
E/F#
E/Ab
A
A/B
A/Db

Verse 1
The king of broken hearts
F 
doesn't  (F major) ask much from his friends
C/E 
Dm 
C 
And  (C/E) he    has  (D minor) quite  (C major) a  few of them
A7 
Dm 
 (A7) They know he will  (D minor) understand
G7 
C 
 (G7) That's just the way it  (C major) goes
Fsus2 
G 
 (Fsus2)  (G major) 

Verse 2
C 
 (C major) The king of broken hearts
F 
doesn't  (F major) know he's a king
C/E 
Dm 
C 
He's  (C/E) trying  (D minor) to  (C major) forget other things
A7 
Dm 
 (A7) Like some old  (D minor) chilly scenes
G7 
C 
 (G7) He's walking through a (C major) lone
Fsus2 
G 
 (Fsus2)  (G major) 

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Chorus 1

He talks to angels and the stars

start to spin

He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in

He recalls how his heart got broken

And how it's still that way

Verse 3
F 
The king of broken hearts is so  (F major) sad and wise
C/E 
Dm 
C 
He can  (C/E) smile  (D minor) while  (C major) he's crying inside
A7 
Dm 
 (A7) We know he'll be  (D minor) brave tonight
G7 
C 
 (G7) Cause he's the king of broken  (C major) hearts
Fsus2 
G 
C 
 (Fsus2)  (G major)  (C major) 

Interlude 1

Chorus 2
C 
G/B 
Am7 
G 
 (C major) He talks to  (G/B) angels  (A minor7) and the  (G major) stars
start to spin
G7 
C 
 (G7) He thinks of troubles that  (C major) he's gotten in
D7 
He recalls how his  (D7) heart got broken
G 
And how it's still that  (G major) way

Verse 4
The king of broken hearts
F 
thinks that  (F major) he's no fool
C/E 
Dm 
C 
He's a  (C/E) little bit  (D minor) like  (C major) me and you
A7 
Dm 
 (A7) So what's a king like that  (D minor) supposed to do
G7 
E 
E/F# 
E/Ab 
A 
 (G7) With all that blue  (E major) time  (E/F#)  (E/Ab)  (A major) 
A/B 
A/Db 
We  (A/B) know  he'll  (A/Db) be

Outro 1

brave tonight

Cause he's the king of broken hearts

He's the king of broken hearts

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F
C/E
Dm
C
A7
G7
Fsus2
G
G/B
Am7
D7
Dm7
E
E/F#
E/Ab
A
A/B
A/Db

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 86

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
E/Ab: 4-x-2-4-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
A/Db: x-4-2-2-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of The King Of Broken Hearts by George Strait, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of George Strait's performance.