{"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":2303637,"song":"Broken Mans Lament","artist":"Emmylou Harris","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2303637-broken-mans-lament-chords-by-emmylou-harris/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2303637?type=chord","rating":4.05536,"votes":5,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was once a broken man[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was once a broken fool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nLost my wife and children[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo one basic broken rule[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I live my life in silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough I'm not quite in a shell[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI drink and listen to that song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"A Whiter Shade of Pale\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, a whiter shade of pale[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was a good shade tree mechanic[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I sent myself to school[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey smoothed out my rough edges[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn my hands they put new tools[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe instructor once he told me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI could work on any line[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI could tune and make a diesel sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust like Patsy Cline[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, just like Patsy Cline[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I met my wife to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThrough my mother's best friend's son[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe'd been a barroom singer[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe was as good as any-one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I asked her to stop singing[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girl she did not flinch[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNext day she went and bought that man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA brand new crescent wrench[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, a brand new crescent wrench[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, we had three fine children[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs eight years went on by[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI learned to supervise a line[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy knuckles stayed bone dry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut after supper I kept hearing her[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy the kitchen radio[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSinging sweet but desperate harmony[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA little bit too low[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, a little bit too low[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe left three months later[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd just come home for lunch[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe note said \"easy come, hard go[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut still love you much\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"I don't know if I'll be back[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr if you'll want me if I come[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut if and when that happens, dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou better let my sweet dream run[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, let my sweet dream run\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1B]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was a good shade tree mechanic[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I sent myself to school[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey smoothed out my rough edges[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn my hands they put new tools[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe instructor once he told me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI could work on any line[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut now my diesels aren't the only thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat sing like Patsy Cline[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, just like Patsy Cline[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was once a broken man[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was once a broken fool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nLost my wife and children[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo one basic broken rule[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I live my life in silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough I'm not quite in a shell[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI drink and listen to that song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"A Whiter Shade of Pale\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, a whiter shade of pale[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}