F                  C
Im all busted aces and empty pockets
          Dm                       B♭
An arrow shot straight through a locket
                    F                        C
In this cheap hotel room on this lonesome highway
             Dm                          B♭
Everything I own in this tattered old suitcase
         Gm                             C
But you know I havent always been this way

(Chorus)
Gm                       Gm
I used to be a hero, and a lover
C
She brought out the best in me
Gm                        Gm
But now Im just lost soul with a broken heart
C
Half the man I used to be
                Dm         C             B♭         Gm
It took losing her, for me to finally understand
           Gm       C           B♭
That the woman really makes the man


                 F                           
She was like an angel
                    C
Sweet as tupelo honey
                Dm                      B♭
Every move she made was right on the money
                     F
But I took her for granted
                               C                      
Cause I thought I always hold her 
               Dm                              B♭
And she bought into everyone line that I sold her
                     Gm
Oh but I threw it all away
                            C
Oh why did I throw it all away?

(Chorus)
Gm                       Gm
I used to be a hero, and a lover
C
She brought out the best in me
Gm                        Gm
But now Im just lost soul with a broken heart
C
Half the man I used to be
             Dm     C             B♭         Gm
It took losing her, for me to finally understand
           Gm       C           B♭
That the woman really makes the man

(Bridge)

              Gm   
Well this face staring back at me in this mirror
             C
Aint the face I wanna see
      Gm                       Gm
Gotta figure out how to get back
     C             C#
To who I used to be
Dm       C
Oh yeah, oh


(Chorus)
Gm                       Gm
I used to be a hero, and a lover
C
She brought out the best in me
Gm                        Gm
But now Im just lost soul with a broken heart
C
Half the man I used to be
             Dm      C             B♭         Gm
It took losing her, for me to finally understand
           Gm       C           B♭
That the woman really makes the man
             B♭        Gm     F
Yes the woman really makes the man

(Outro)
F  Dm    C   B♭