Broken Mans Lament Chords & Lyrics - Emmylou Harris
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[CHORUS]
[G]I was once a broken man
I was [C]once a broken fool
[D]Lost my wife and children
To one [C]basic broken [G]rule
[G]Now I live my life in silence
Though I'm [C]not quite in a shell
I [D]drink and listen to that song
[C]"A Whiter Shade of [G]Pale"
Oh, a [C]whiter shade of [G]pale
[VERSE 1]
[G]I was a good shade tree mechanic
So I [C]sent myself to school
They [D]smoothed out my rough edges
In my [C]hands they put new [G]tools
[G]The instructor once he told me
I could [C]work on any line
I could [D]tune and make a diesel sing
[C]Just like Patsy [G]Cline
Oh, [C]just like Patsy [G]Cline
[VERSE 2]
[G]Well, I met my wife to be
Through my [C]mother's best friend's son
She'd [D]been a barroom singer
She was as [C]good as any-[G]one
[G]But I asked her to stop singing
And the [C]girl she did not flinch
Next [D]day she went and bought that man
A [C]brand new crescent [G]wrench
Oh, a [C]brand new crescent [G]wrench
[VERSE 3]
[G]Well, we had three fine children
As [C]eight years went on by
I [D]learned to supervise a line
My [C]knuckles stayed bone [G]dry
[G]But after supper I kept hearing her
By the [C]kitchen radio
Singing [D]sweet but desperate harmony
A [C]little bit too [G]low
Oh, a [C]little bit too [G]low
[VERSE 4]
[G]She left three months later
I'd [C]just come home for lunch
The [D]note said "easy come, hard go
But [C]still love you [G]much"
[G]She said, "I don't know if I'll be back
Or if you'll [C]want me if I come
But [D]if and when that happens, dear
You better [C]let my sweet dream [G]run
Oh, [C]let my sweet dream [G]run"
[VERSE 1B]
[G]I was a good shade tree mechanic
So I [C]sent myself to school
They [D]smoothed out my rough edges
In my [C]hands they put new [G]tools
[G]The instructor once he told me
I could [C]work on any line
But now my [D]diesels aren't the only thing
That [C]sing like Patsy [G]Cline
Oh, [C]just like Patsy [G]Cline
[CHORUS]
[G]I was once a broken man
I was [C]once a broken fool
[D]Lost my wife and children
To one [C]basic broken [G]rule
[G]Now I live my life in silence
Though I'm [C]not quite in a shell
I [D]drink and listen to that song
[C]"A Whiter Shade of [G]Pale"
Oh, a [C]whiter shade of [G]pale
[G]I was once a broken man
I was [C]once a broken fool
[D]Lost my wife and children
To one [C]basic broken [G]rule
[G]Now I live my life in silence
Though I'm [C]not quite in a shell
I [D]drink and listen to that song
[C]"A Whiter Shade of [G]Pale"
Oh, a [C]whiter shade of [G]pale
[VERSE 1]
[G]I was a good shade tree mechanic
So I [C]sent myself to school
They [D]smoothed out my rough edges
In my [C]hands they put new [G]tools
[G]The instructor once he told me
I could [C]work on any line
I could [D]tune and make a diesel sing
[C]Just like Patsy [G]Cline
Oh, [C]just like Patsy [G]Cline
[VERSE 2]
[G]Well, I met my wife to be
Through my [C]mother's best friend's son
She'd [D]been a barroom singer
She was as [C]good as any-[G]one
[G]But I asked her to stop singing
And the [C]girl she did not flinch
Next [D]day she went and bought that man
A [C]brand new crescent [G]wrench
Oh, a [C]brand new crescent [G]wrench
[VERSE 3]
[G]Well, we had three fine children
As [C]eight years went on by
I [D]learned to supervise a line
My [C]knuckles stayed bone [G]dry
[G]But after supper I kept hearing her
By the [C]kitchen radio
Singing [D]sweet but desperate harmony
A [C]little bit too [G]low
Oh, a [C]little bit too [G]low
[VERSE 4]
[G]She left three months later
I'd [C]just come home for lunch
The [D]note said "easy come, hard go
But [C]still love you [G]much"
[G]She said, "I don't know if I'll be back
Or if you'll [C]want me if I come
But [D]if and when that happens, dear
You better [C]let my sweet dream [G]run
Oh, [C]let my sweet dream [G]run"
[VERSE 1B]
[G]I was a good shade tree mechanic
So I [C]sent myself to school
They [D]smoothed out my rough edges
In my [C]hands they put new [G]tools
[G]The instructor once he told me
I could [C]work on any line
But now my [D]diesels aren't the only thing
That [C]sing like Patsy [G]Cline
Oh, [C]just like Patsy [G]Cline
[CHORUS]
[G]I was once a broken man
I was [C]once a broken fool
[D]Lost my wife and children
To one [C]basic broken [G]rule
[G]Now I live my life in silence
Though I'm [C]not quite in a shell
I [D]drink and listen to that song
[C]"A Whiter Shade of [G]Pale"
Oh, a [C]whiter shade of [G]pale
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