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Broken Bed

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2X - (   E    B    A   B)
  EWhere''d you go last nightB  
  AI never Bheard you leaving
  EWoke up iBn such a fright
  AWhen I could no longer Bfeel you breathing
  And I could Esmell the rain, from the Bstorm blowing in
  And I Alooked outside, where your Bcar should have been
  Just a Estreet light''s glare, on an Bempty street
  When that Arain came down, in a Btwisted sheet
Chorus
  ADrive on Bslowly,     Adrive on Bby
  One red roAse, in the candleBlightA  B  
  EWhere''d you go last nightB, 
  Awhen the Bshow was over
  EWhen the Bband quit playing, 
  Awhen the bar was closinBg
  When the raiEn slacked off, and the wiBnd died down
  And a Asiren wailed, somewhere acrBoss town
  Nothing Eto be done, nothing to be sBaid
  Just had tAo lay back down, on tBhis broken bed
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
  AYou could call me lBater
  AWalk me through this onBe more time
  AI guess you got your neBeds and I got miAneB  
Break - 2X - (   E    B    A   B)
Repeat Chorus Twice
2X - (   E    B    A   B)       E  

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Broken Bed

by James McMurtry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E B A B

2X - ( )

E B

Where''d you go last night

A B

I never heard you leaving

E B

Woke up in such a fright

A B

When I could no longer feel you breathing

E B

And I could smell the rain, from the storm blowing in

A B

And I looked outside, where your car should have been

E B

Just a street light''s glare, on an empty street

A B

When that rain came down, in a twisted sheet

Chorus

A B A B

Drive on slowly, drive on by

A B A B

One red rose, in the candlelight

E B

Where''d you go last night,

A B

when the show was over

E B

When the band quit playing,

A B

when the bar was closing

E B

When the rain slacked off, and the wind died down

A B

And a siren wailed, somewhere across town

E B

Nothing to be done, nothing to be said

A B

Just had to lay back down, on this broken bed

Repeat Chorus

Bridge

A B

You could call me later

A B

Walk me through this one more time

A B A B

I guess you got your needs and I got mine

E B A B

Break - 2X - ( )

Repeat Chorus Twice

E B A B E

2X - ( )

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