Broken Mans Lament
Emmylou Harris
Continúa después del anuncio
Tono:
G I was once a broken manC I was once a broken foolD Lost my wife and childrenC G To one basic broken ruleG Now I live my life in silenceC Though I'm not quite in a shellD I drink and listen to that songC G "A Whiter Shade of Pale"C G Oh, a whiter shade of pale [Verse 1]G I was a good shade tree mechanicC So I sent myself to schoolD They smoothed out my rough edgesC G In my hands they put new toolsG The instructor once he told meC I could work on any lineD I could tune and make a diesel singC G Just like Patsy ClineC G Oh, just like Patsy Cline [Verse 2]G Well, I met my wife to beC Through my mother's best friend's sonD She'd been a barroom singerContinúa después del anuncioC G She was as good as any-oneG But I asked her to stop singingC And the girl she did not flinchD Next day she went and bought that manC G A brand new crescent wrenchC G Oh, a brand new crescent wrench [Verse 3]G Well, we had three fine childrenC As eight years went on byD I learned to supervise a lineC G My knuckles stayed bone dryG But after supper I kept hearing herC By the kitchen radioD Singing sweet but desperate harmonyC G A little bit too lowC G Oh, a little bit too low [Verse 4]G She left three months laterC I'd just come home for lunchD The note said "easy come, hard goC G But still love you much"G She said, "I don't know if I'll be backC Or if you'll want me if I comeD But if and when that happens, dearC G You better let my sweet dream runC G Oh, let my sweet dream run" [Verse 1B]G I was a good shade tree mechanicC So I sent myself to schoolD They smoothed out my rough edgesC G In my hands they put new toolsG The instructor once he told meC I could work on any lineD But now my diesels aren't the only thingC G That sing like Patsy ClineC G Oh, just like Patsy Cline [Chorus]G I was once a broken manC I was once a broken foolD Lost my wife and childrenC G To one basic broken ruleG Now I live my life in silenceC Though I'm not quite in a shellD I drink and listen to that songC G "A Whiter Shade of Pale"C G Oh, a whiter shade of pale