King Of Broken Hearts

The King of Broken Hearts by Mark Chesnutt Written by Jim Lauderdale

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This song is in Eb and I'm gonna write it down that way, but it's probably

best to capo up at the 3rd fret and play as if it was in C.

The king of broken hearts doesn't ask much from his friends

And he has quite a few of them

They know he'll understand

That's just the way it goes.

The king of broken hearts doesn't know he's a king

He's trying to forget other things

Like some ol' chilly scenes

He's walking through alone.

CHORUS: 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.

The king of broken hearts is so sad and wise

He can smile while he's crying inside

We know he'll be brave tonight

'Cause he's the king of broken hearts.

SOLO (Eb Bb G Cm F Bb)

The king of broken hearts thinks that he's an old fool

He's a little bit like me and you

So what's a king like that supposed to do

With all that blue time

We know he'll be brave tonight

'Cause he's the king of broken hearts

He's the king of broken hearts.

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)