{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1851731,"song":"I Used To Be A Country Singer","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1851731-i-used-to-be-a-country-singer-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1851731?type=chord","rating":4.80526,"votes":9,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - I Used To Be A Country Singer\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI was sitting in my hotel room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStrumming my old guitar [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNot much to do when you're far away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlaying some smoky bar [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI was feeling a little empty[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd feeling a little blue [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen the maid came in and asked me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nIf she could do my room[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI put down my old guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she gave me a smile [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe had a crusty voice and a drinker's look [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut she had a friendly style [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe dusted my room and made my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she talked of days gone by [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe spoke of when she wooed the men[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA tear came to her eye[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she said, \"I used to be a country singer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI could sing a mean Patsy Cline___ [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMy husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKitty Wells was a real good friend of mine\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe told me that her husband died[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd her son was overseas [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI could tell by her eyes and her broken smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe was lonely just like me [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 6:]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe asked me if I'd listen to[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA tape of when she was young [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"I can't sing now, I forget the words[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my voice is almost gone\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she said, \"I used to be a country singer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI could sing a mean Patsy Cline___ [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMy husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKitty Wells was a real good friend of mine\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 7:]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh, I cried inside, but I couldn't tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf it was for her or for me [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo I grabbed my axe and we sang a song[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn two part harmony [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 8:]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEver since that day when I'm feeling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't find a happy tune [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI just think of that maid and the feeling she gave[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen she came to clean my room[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she said, \"I used to be a country singer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI could sing a mean Patsy Cline___ [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMy husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKitty Wells was a real good friend of mine\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n \"I used to be a country singer[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI could sing a mean Patsy Cline___ [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMy husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nKitty Wells was a real good friend of mine______[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKitty Wells was a real good friend of mine[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - I Used To Be A Country Singer\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] Am  Em  F  G\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 6:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 7:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 8:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]","chords":["A","Am","Em","F","G","C","D","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}