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Gordon Lightfoot - I Used To Be A Country Singer
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]   Am    Em    F  G  
[VERSE 1:]
I was Csitting in my Fhotel room
GStrumming my old guiCtar 
Not Ammuch to do when you're Emfar away
FPlaying some smoky Gbar 
[VERSE 2:]
I was Cfeeling a little Fempty
And Gfeeling a little Cblue 
When the Ammaid came in and Emasked me
If Fshe could do my GroomF  Em  D  
[VERSE 3:]
CI put down my Fold guitar
And Gshe gave me a Csmile 
She had a Amcrusty voice and a Emdrinker's look 
But she Fhad a friendly Gstyle 
[VERSE 4:]
She Cdusted my room and Fmade my bed
And she Gtalked of days gone Cby 
She Amspoke of when she Emwooed the men
A Ftear came to her Ceye
[CHORUS:]
And she said, G"I used to be a country AmsingerG  
I could sing a mean Patsy EmClineAm___ 
My Fhusband he could Emyodel like Wilf DmCarter 
FKitty Wells was a Greal good friend of Cmine"
[VERSE 5:]
She Ctold me that her Fhusband died
And her Gson was overCseas 
I could Amtell by her eyes and her Embroken smile
She was Flonely just like Gme 
[VERSE 6:]
She Casked me if I'd Flisten to
A Gtape of when she was Cyoung 
She said, "I Amcan't sing now, I Emforget the words
And my Fvoice is almost Cgone"
[CHORUS:]
And she said, G"I used to be a country AmsingerG  
I could sing a mean Patsy EmClineAm___ 
My Fhusband he could Emyodel like Wilf DmCarter 
FKitty Wells was a Greal good friend of Cmine"
[VERSE 7:]
Oh, I cried inside, but I Fcouldn't tell
If it Gwas for her or for Cme 
So I Amgrabbed my axe and we Emsang a song
In Ftwo part harmoGny 
[VERSE 8:]
Ever Csince that day when I'm Ffeeling down
And I Gcan't find a happy Ctune 
I just Amthink of that maid and the Emfeeling she gave
When she Fcame to clean my Croom
[CHORUS:]
And she said, G"I used to be a country AmsingerG  
I could sing a mean Patsy EmClineAm___ 
My Fhusband he could Emyodel like Wilf DmCarter 
FKitty Wells was a Greal good friend of Cmine"
[CHORUS:]
 G"I used to be a country AmsingerG  
I could sing a mean Patsy EmClineAm___ 
My Fhusband he could Emyodel like Wilf DmCarter 
FKitty Wells was a Greal good friend of AmmineG___Em___
FKitty Wells was a Greal good friend of Cmine

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I Used To Be A Country Singer

by Gordon Lightfoot

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Gordon Lightfoot - I Used To Be A Country Singer

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Am Em F G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C F

I was sitting in my hotel room

G C

Strumming my old guitar

Am Em

Not much to do when you're far away

F G

Playing some smoky bar

[VERSE 2:]

C F

I was feeling a little empty

G C

And feeling a little blue

Am Em

When the maid came in and asked me

F G F Em D

If she could do my room

[VERSE 3:]

C F

I put down my old guitar

G C

And she gave me a smile

Am Em

She had a crusty voice and a drinker's look

F G

But she had a friendly style

[VERSE 4:]

C F

She dusted my room and made my bed

G C

And she talked of days gone by

Am Em

She spoke of when she wooed the men

F C

A tear came to her eye

[CHORUS:]

G Am G

And she said, "I used to be a country singer

Em Am

I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___

F Em Dm

My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter

F G C

Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine"

[VERSE 5:]

C F

She told me that her husband died

G C

And her son was overseas

Am Em

I could tell by her eyes and her broken smile

F G

She was lonely just like me

[VERSE 6:]

C F

She asked me if I'd listen to

G C

A tape of when she was young

Am Em

She said, "I can't sing now, I forget the words

F C

And my voice is almost gone"

[CHORUS:]

G Am G

And she said, "I used to be a country singer

Em Am

I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___

F Em Dm

My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter

F G C

Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine"

[VERSE 7:]

Oh, I cried inside, but I couldn't tell

G C

If it was for her or for me

Am Em

So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song

F G

In two part harmony

[VERSE 8:]

C F

Ever since that day when I'm feeling down

G C

And I can't find a happy tune

Am Em

I just think of that maid and the feeling she gave

F C

When she came to clean my room

[CHORUS:]

G Am G

And she said, "I used to be a country singer

Em Am

I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___

F Em Dm

My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter

F G C

Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine"

[CHORUS:]

G Am G

"I used to be a country singer

Em Am

I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___

F Em Dm

My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter

F G Am G Em

Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine______

F G C

Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine

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