Jim Lauderdale

The king of broken hearts doesn't ^F ask much from his friends
And he has quite ^C a few of them
^A7 They know he'll ^Dm understand
^G That's just the way it ^C goes ^{F C}
The king of broken hearts doesn't ^F know he's a king
He's trying to ^C forget other things
^A7 Like some old c ^Dm hilly scenes
^G He's walking through ^C alone ^{F C}
He talks to angels and the ^G stars start to spin
He thinks of troubles that ^C he's gotten in
He recalls ^D7 how his heart got broken
And how it's still that ^G way
The king of broken hearts is ^F so sad and wise
He can smile ^C while he's crying inside
^A7 We know he'll be ^Dm brave tonight
^G Cause he's the king of ^C broken hearts ^{F C}
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He talks to angels and the ^G stars start to spin
He thinks of troubles that ^C he's gotten in
He recalls ^D7 how his heart got broken
And how it's still that ^G way
The king of broken hearts thinks that ^F he's an old fool
He's a little bit like ^C me and you
^A7 So what's a king like that ^Dm supposed to do
^G With all that blue ^E time
^A7 We know he'll be b ^Dm rave tonight
^G Cause he's the king of broken h ^F earts
^F He's the king of broken h ^C eart ^F s ^C
From Jim Lauderdale "Planet Of Love"
Reprise Records 1991
Mighty Nice Music/Laudersongs(BMI)