I Used to Be a Country Singer Lyrics

CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:
VRS 1:
I was sitting in my hotel room
Strumming my old guitar
Not much to do when you're far away
Playing some smoky bar
VRS 2:
I was feeling a little empty
And feeling a little blue
When the maid came in and asked me
If she could do my room
VRS 3:
I put down my old guitar
And she gave me a smile
She had a crusty voice and a drinker's look
But she had a friendly style
VRS 4:
She dusted my room and made my bed
And she talked of days gone by
She spoke of when she wooed the men
A tear came to her eye
HORUS:
And she said, "I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine"
VRS 5:
She told me that her husband died
And her son was overseas
I could tell by her eyes and her broken smile
She was lonely just like me
VRS 6:
She asked me if I'd listen to
A tape of when she was young
She said, "I can't sing now, I forget the words
And my voice is almost gone"
HORUS:
And she said, "I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine"
VRS 7:
Oh, I cried inside, but I couldn't tell
If it was for her or for me
So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song
In two part harmony
VRS 8:
Ever since that day when I'm feeling down
And I can't find a happy tune
I just think of that maid and the feeling she gave
When she came to clean my room
HORUS:
And she said, "I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine"
HORUS:
"I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline___
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine______
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine