Waylon Jennings - Singer Of Sad Songs

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SINGER OF SAD SONGS
By Waylon Jennings

From "Singer of Sad Songs," 1970. Available on Bear Family 
Records'   "Waylon Jennings - The Journey: Six Strings Away."

Transcribed by Casey Newbold-Kerr (hosshead@waylonjennings.cjb.net).


VERSE ONE:
F                   Bb             F
Widow Jones couldn't make it on her own
                                Bb            F
Frank was 'lectrified, leaving six kids half grown
                Am               Bbm
In her misery, she sent for me, the Singer of Sad Songs
        F               C                 F
And I sympathized and eulogized Frank Jones


CHORUS ONE:
(F)                       Bb
And she cried, "Singer of Sad Songs,
F                      C
I need your services today!
F         Bb
Doctor of broken hearts,
           F                     C               F
Wash your clothes and mend your socks for your pay."


VERSE TWO (Key changes to "G"):
G                       C                G
Farmer Brown had always dreamed of city lights
                      C                     G
Miniskirts on pretty girls were in his sights
                  Bm                       Cm
So, one early morn, he left his corn to harvest a field of sin
        G              D             G
Mrs. Brown called me shortly after 3 AM


CHORUS TWO:
(G)                      C
And she cried, "Singer of Sad Songs,
G                    D
I need your services today!
G            C
Doctor of broken hearts,
          G           D              G
Got some early hybrid corn for your pay."


VERSE THREE (KEY CHANGES TO "A"):
A                     D                  A
Lovely Lucy sat there, sipping a glass of wine
                        D                  A
She was at the church, waitin' till after nine
                         C#m                  Dm
But the groom to be was somewhere free with a case of yellow spine
          A                 E         A
Lovely Lucy, she's still a virgin at surprise


CHORUS THREE:
(A)                                D
And she cried, "Singer of Sad Songs,
A                     E
I need your services today!
A         D
Doctor of broken hearts,
          A          E                  D                     A
Got a slightly used diamond for your pay..."

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