Chorus 1 G I was once a broken man C I was once a broken fool D Lost my wife and children C G To one basic broken rule G Now I live my life in silence C Though I'm not quite in a shell D I drink and listen to that song C G "A Whiter Shade of Pale" C G Oh, a whiter shade of paleG Well, I met my wife to be C Through my mother's best friend's son D She'd been a barroom singer C G She was as good as any-one G But I asked her to stop singing C And the girl she did not flinch D Next day she went and bought that man C G A brand new crescent wrench C G Oh, a brand new crescent wrench G Well, we had three fine children C As eight years went on by D I learned to supervise a line C G My knuckles stayed bone dry G But after supper I kept hearing her C By the kitchen radio D Singing sweet but desperate harmony C G A little bit too low C G Oh, a little bit too low G She left three months later C I'd just come home for lunch D The note said "easy come, hard go C G But still love you much" G She said, "I don't know if I'll be back C Or if you'll want me if I come D But if and when that happens, dear C G You better let my sweet dream run C G Oh, let my sweet dream run"Chorus 2A G I was a good shade tree mechanic C So I sent myself to school D They smoothed out my rough edges C G In my hands they put new tools G The instructor once he told me C I could work on any line D I could tune and make a diesel sing C G Just like Patsy Cline C G Oh, just like Patsy ClineChorus 2B G I was a good shade tree mechanic C So I sent myself to school D They smoothed out my rough edges C G In my hands they put new tools G The instructor once he told me C I could work on any line D But now my diesels aren't the only thing C G That sing like Patsy Cline C G Oh, just like Patsy ClineChorus 1 G I was once a broken man C I was once a broken fool D Lost my wife and children C G To one basic broken rule G Now I live my life in silence C Though I'm not quite in a shell D I drink and listen to that song C G "A Whiter Shade of Pale" C G Oh, a whiter shade of pale
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