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..."
