The King of Broken Hearts

G               Cm
They know he'll understand

F                      Bb     Eb Eb Bb
That's just the way it goes.

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

                      Bb
He's trying to forget other things

G             Cm
Like some ol' chilly scenes

F                    Bb     Eb Eb Bb
He's walking through alone.

                                   F
CHORUS: He talks to angels and the stars start to spin

                                   Bb       
        He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in
 
                           C
        He recalls how his heart got broken

                                F
        And how it's still that way.

                             Eb
The king of broken hearts is so sad and wise

                        Bb
He can smile while he's crying inside

G                Cm
We know he'll be brave tonight

F                       Bb            Eb Eb Bb
'Cause he's the king of broken hearts.

SOLO (Eb Bb G Cm F Bb)

CHORUS

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

                  Bb
He's a little bit like me and you

G                          Cm
So what's a king like that supposed to do

F                  D
With all that blue time

G                Cm
We know he'll be brave tonight

F                              Eb
'Cause he's the king of broken hearts

Eb                                 Bb
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)