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[Verse]
EIf you're lost, and you're alone  
Let me siAng you a sEong  
You're not the only lonely one toBnight  
I can sEympathize with you  
I know wAhat you're goin' thErough  
I've been waAlkin' in your sEhoes aBll my lEife.  
[Chorus]
EI was born with a broken heart 
Born to lAose right from the sEtart  
Raised on hBand-me-down blues  
That's why I sAing the way I Edo  
Sad six string and a jukebox voice  
I'm the loAnely people's chEoice  
I was mBade to play the part  
I was bAorn with a brBoken hEeart. 
[Verse]
EIf the sun, should ever shine, 
In your lAife, well friend that's fEine  
I hope you leave behind these troubled times that we've sBhared 
Oh but dEon't look back for me  
I'm where IA'm supposed to Ebe
As long as thAere's a lonely stEreet, IB'll be tEhere.  
[Chorus]
EI was born with a broken heart 
Born to lAose right from the sEtart  
Raised on hBand-me-down blues  
That's why I sAing the way I Edo  
Sad six string and a jukebox voice  
I'm the loAnely people's chEoice  
I was mBade to play the part  
I was bAorn with a brBoken hEeart. 
[Outro]
Yes I was mBade to play the part  
I was bAorn with a brBoken hEeart. 

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I Was Born With A Broken Heart

by David Ball

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[Verse]

If you're lost, and you're alone

A E

Let me sing you a song

You're not the only lonely one tonight

I can sympathize with you

A E

I know what you're goin' through

A E B E

I've been walkin' in your shoes all my life.

[Chorus]

I was born with a broken heart

A E

Born to lose right from the start

Raised on hand-me-down blues

A E

That's why I sing the way I do

Sad six string and a jukebox voice

A E

I'm the lonely people's choice

I was made to play the part

A B E

I was born with a broken heart.

[Verse]

If the sun, should ever shine,

A E

In your life, well friend that's fine

I hope you leave behind these troubled times that we've shared

Oh but don't look back for me

A E

I'm where I'm supposed to be

A E B E

As long as there's a lonely street, I'll be there.

[Chorus]

I was born with a broken heart

A E

Born to lose right from the start

Raised on hand-me-down blues

A E

That's why I sing the way I do

Sad six string and a jukebox voice

A E

I'm the lonely people's choice

I was made to play the part

A B E

I was born with a broken heart.

[Outro]

Yes I was made to play the part

A B E

I was born with a broken heart.

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