Written by Charles F. Turner
Intro D5 C5 G5 A5 D5 C5 G5 A5 D5 C5 G5 A5 D5 C5 G5 A5 A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 verse 1 A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Pardon my life, pardon my song A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 I hope you're not nervous, I'm not going to stay long A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 The one installment, I've made on your heart A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Is not enough to cover what we're willin' to start Chorus F5 'Cause I'm a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Lord, I'm a flat broke love verse 2 A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 I'm up or I'm down, never constant or sound A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Empty my pockets full of grain A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 The friends that I've loved, never feel I've been there A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 I've never left a grateful one Chorus F5 'Cause I'm a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Well, I'm a flat broke love F5 Yeah, I'm a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Baby, I'm a flat broke love Instrumental D5 C5 A5 X9 D5 C5 G5 A5 X 12 A5 C5 D5 X7 A5 Chorus F5 'Cause I'm a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Well, I'm a flat broke love F5 'Cause I'm a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Well, I'm a flat broke love verse 3 A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 I'll state you this claim, you've all played the game A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You've all upset somebody's cart A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 I think you forgot, love needs more than one heart A5 C5 D5 A5 Without it, it can't hold a true flame Chorus (fade out) F5 'Cause it's a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 It's a flat broke love F5 Yeah, it's a flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Hey it's a flat broke love F5 flat broke love A5 C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 Baby it's a flat broke love