Brigade Of Broken Hearts ukulele

Brigade Of Broken Hearts

• C#

Brigade Of Broken Hearts:Paul Evans. 
DNC on LONDON Records in 1960. 

Intro: C# 

#1. 
C# 
The general is a man whose true love ran away. 
                                    G# 
The colonel found his sweetheart in another's  

arms. 
G# 
The captain also learned that love just doesn't  
                                   C# 
pay..and now that I have lost your charms.. 

             F#                    C# 
I think I'll join the brigade, the brigade of  
                       G# 
broken hearts..where instead of reveille they  
         C# 
play the blues. 
         F#               C# 
We never won a war in the battle of l'amour.. 
    G#                C# 
the brigade of broken hearts. 

#2. 
C# 
You said you'd always love me and that I would  
                                       G# 
be..the only one whose arms would ever hold you near. 
G# 
But then last night your lips and arms deserted me.. 
                        C# 
here comes another volunteer.. 


        F#                      C# 
to sign up for the brigade, the brigade of broken  

hearts. 
        G#                              C# 
Where instead of reveille they play the blues. 
         F#               C# 
We never won a war in the battle of l'amour.. 
    G#                C# 
the brigade of broken hearts. 


(INTERLUDE:)  F# C# G# C#  D 

#3. 
D 
Instead of rifles they all carry handkerchiefs..so, they  
                           A 
can wipe away each sad and lonely tear. 
A 
I better get another dozen handkerchiefs..I'm the biggest  
             D 
loser of the year. 

          G                     D 
I'm gonna join the brigade, the brigade of broken hearts.. 
        A                               D 
where instead of reveille they play the blues. 
         G                D                      A 
We never won a war in the battle of l'amour..the brigade  
          D 
of broken hearts. 


OUTRO:  G D A D(x2) 


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.  

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