Tuning: E A D G B E

[Chorus]

^GI was once a broken man I was ^Conce a broken fool ^DLost my wife and children To one ^Cbasic broken ^Grule ^GNow I live my life in silence Though I'm ^Cnot quite in a shell I ^Ddrink and listen to that song ^C"A Whiter Shade of ^GPale" Oh, a ^Cwhiter shade of ^Gpale

[Verse 1]

^GI was a good shade tree mechanic So I ^Csent myself to school They ^Dsmoothed out my rough edges In my ^Chands they put new ^Gtools ^GThe instructor once he told me I could ^Cwork on any line I could ^Dtune and make a diesel sing ^CJust like Patsy ^GCline Oh, ^Cjust like Patsy ^GCline

[Verse 2]

^GWell, I met my wife to be Through my ^Cmother's best friend's son She'd ^Dbeen a barroom singer She was as ^Cgood as any-^Gone ^GBut I asked her to stop singing And the ^Cgirl she did not flinch Next ^Dday she went and bought that man A ^Cbrand new crescent ^Gwrench Oh, a ^Cbrand new crescent ^Gwrench

[Verse 3]

^GWell, we had three fine children As ^Ceight years went on by I ^Dlearned to supervise a line My ^Cknuckles stayed bone ^Gdry ^GBut after supper I kept hearing her By the ^Ckitchen radio Singing ^Dsweet but desperate harmony A ^Clittle bit too ^Glow Oh, a ^Clittle bit too ^Glow

[Verse 4]

^GShe left three months later I'd ^Cjust come home for lunch The ^Dnote said "easy come, hard go But ^Cstill love you ^Gmuch" ^GShe said, "I don't know if I'll be back Or if you'll ^Cwant me if I come But ^Dif and when that happens, dear You better ^Clet my sweet dream ^Grun Oh, ^Clet my sweet dream ^Grun"

[Verse 1B]

^GI was a good shade tree mechanic So I ^Csent myself to school They ^Dsmoothed out my rough edges In my ^Chands they put new ^Gtools ^GThe instructor once he told me I could ^Cwork on any line But now my ^Ddiesels aren't the only thing That ^Csing like Patsy ^GCline Oh, ^Cjust like Patsy ^GCline

[Chorus]

Emmylou Harris - Broken mans lament