Chords/lyrics
Jim Lauderdale The King of Broken Hearts written by Jim Lauderdale
John Leventhal guitar
Bob Glaub bass
Al Perkins steel guitar
Glen D Hardin piano
Rodney Crowell acoustic guitar
Emmylou Harris harmony vocal
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]
SOLO
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)
Jim Lauderdale The King of Broken Hearts written by Jim Lauderdale
John Leventhal guitar
Bob Glaub bass
Al Perkins steel guitar
Glen D Hardin piano
Rodney Crowell acoustic guitar
Emmylou Harris harmony vocal
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]
SOLO
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)
