N.C.                            F
The king of broken hearts doesn't ask much from his friends                 
                   C           A7
And he has quite a few of them    
                Dm
They know he'll understand  
G                      C    F C
That's just the way it goes                        
                                  F
The king of broken hearts doesn't know he's a king           
               C                   A7
He's trying to forget other things   
              Dm
Like some old ship it seems  
G                     C    F C
He's walking through alone  
                           G 
He talks to angels and the stars start to spin                        
                           C
He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in            
                   D7
He recalls how his heart got broken                    
                        G
And how it's still that way 
                             F
The king of broken hearts is so sad and wise            
                        C             A7
He can smile while he's crying inside    
                 Dm            G
We know he'll be brave tonight   
                              C      F C
Cause he's the king of broken hearts  
 
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                           G
He talks to angels and the stars start to spin                        
                           C
He thinks of troubles that he's gotten in            
                   D7
He recalls how his heart got broken                    
                        G
And how it's still that way                                     
                                      F
The king of broken hearts thinks that he's an old fool        
                       C          A7
He's a little bit like me and you   
                           Dm
So what's a king like that supposed to do  
G                  E    A7
With all that blue time   
                 Dm
We know he'll be brave tonight  
G                             F
Cause he's the king of broken hearts  
                        C      F C
He's the king of broken hearts