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♭
