the king of broken hearts chords by Jim Lauderdale

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Verse 1
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 (C major) The king of  (F major) broken hearts  (C major) doesn't
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 (F major) ask much from his friends
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He has  (C major) quite a few of them
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 (A major) They know he will  (D minor) understand
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 (G major) That's just the way it goes  (C major) 
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 (F major) The  (C major) king of broken hearts
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doesn't  (F major) know he's a king
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He's try (C major) ing to  (D minor)  (C major) forget other things
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Like  (A major) some old  (D minor) chilly scenes
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He's  (G major) walking through  (C major) a lawn  (F major) 
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 (G major) He  (C major) talks to angels  (A minor) and
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the  (G major) stars start to spin
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He thinks of troubles that  (C major) he's gotten in
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He recalls how  (D major) his heart got broken
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And how it's still that  (G major) way
The king of broken hearts
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He's  (F major) so sad and wise
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He can smile while  (C major) he's crying inside
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But  (A major) we know he'll be  (D minor) brave tonight
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Cause  (G major) he's the king of broken  (C major) hearts
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 (F major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (D minor)  (C major)  (A major)  (D minor)  (G major) 
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 (C major)  (F major) 
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 (G major) He  (C major) talks to angels  (D major) and
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the  (G major) stars start to spin
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He thinks of troubles, an (C major) d he's got me
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He recalls  (D major) how his heart got broken
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And how it's still that  (G major) way
A king of broken hearts thinks
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that  (F major) he's an old fool
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He's  (C major) a  little  (D minor) bit like  (C major) me and you
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So  (A major) what's a king like
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that sup (D minor) posed to do
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With  (G major) all that blue  (E major) tie  (A major)  (E major) 
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 (A major) Well you  (B minor) know he'll  (A major) be  (D minor) brave tonight
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Cause  (G major) he's the king of broken  (F major) hearts  (C major) 
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 (F major) He's the  (C major) king of  (D minor) broken  (C major) hearts  (F major)  (G major) 
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