F Bb  F Bb  F


[Verse 1]
      F              Bb             F
Widow Jones couldn't make it on her own
           F                   Bb            F
Frank was electrified  leaving six kids half grown
                   F7               Bb            Bbm
In her misery  she sent for me  the Singer of Sad Songs
      F               C7              F    Bb  F
And I sympathized and eulogized Frank Jones


[Chorus]
N.C.          F         Bb        F                       C7
And she cried Singer of Sad Songs, I need your services today
F         Bb                       F                     C7             F    D7
Doctor of broken hearts, wash your clothes and mend your socks for your pay


[Verse 2]
       G                C               G
Farmer Brown had always dreamed of city lights
     G               C                 G
Miniskirts on pretty girls were in his sights
                 G7                    C                  Cm
So one early morn he left his corn to harvest a field of sin
     G                D7            G   C  G
Mrs. Brown called me shortly after 3 AM

[Chorus]
N.C.          G         C         G                       D7
And she cried Singer of Sad Songs, I need your services today
G         C                       G            D7            G    E7
Doctor of broken hearts, got some early hybrid corn for your pay


[Verse 3]
       A              D                  A
Lovely Lucy sat there sipping a glass of wine
        A              D                  A
She was at the church  waiting 'til after nine
        A                   A7                D              Dm
But the groom to be was somewhere free with a case of yellow spine
       A                  E7              A     D  A
Lovely Lucy she's still a virgin, thats a crime


[Chorus]
N.C.          A         D         A                       E7
And she cried Singer of Sad Songs, I need your services today
A         D                    A             E7               D     A
Doctor of broken hearts, got a slightly used diamond for your pay