Mark Chesnutt

The king of broken hearts doesn't ^Eb ask much from his friends
And he has quite a few of ^Bb them
^G They know he'll ^Cm understand
^F That's just the way it ^Bb goes. ^{Eb Eb Bb}
The king of broken hearts doesn't ^Eb know he's a king
He's trying to forget ^Bb other things
^G Like some ol' ^Cm chilly scenes
^F He's walking through ^Bb alone. ^{Eb Eb Bb}
CHORUS: He talks to angels and the ^F stars start to spin
He thinks of troubles that ^Bb he's gotten in
He recalls how his ^C heart got broken
And how it's still that ^F way.
The king of broken hearts is ^Eb so sad and wise
He can smile while he's ^Bb crying inside
^G We know he'll be ^Cm brave tonight
^F 'Cause he's the king of ^Bb broken hearts. ^{Eb Eb Bb}
SOLO (Eb Bb G Cm F Bb)
CHORUS
The king of broken hearts thinks that ^Eb he's an old fool
He's a little bit ^Bb like me and you
^G So what's a king like that ^Cm supposed to do
^F With all that blue ^D time
^G We know he'll be ^Cm brave tonight
^F 'Cause he's the king of broken ^Eb hearts
^Eb He's the king of broken hearts. ^Bb
Ok. And here are the chords with a capo at the third fret:
Eb=C
Bb=G
G=E
Cm=Am
F=D
D=B
It's also very cool, I think, to walk down from Bb to G (or from G to E if you
are using the capo). Also, if you are not using the capo, I find it better to
finger the chords like:
Eb:x65343
Bb:688766
G:355433
Cm:x35543
F:133211
D;x5777x
as I think they tend to blend a little better with the vocals.
-Roberto Barbieri (barbieri@unive.it)