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(g.brooker / k.reid / m.noble)

There was trouble in the air
Just a subtle hint of danger
And a woman dressed in black
Out lookin' for a stranger
Well she took me to her room
Where she offered me a wager
She promised me the moon
So I took a chance

Yes I played the king of hearts
Put my cards out on the table
I thought the odds were in my favour
But she laid the ace of spades
An' I wound up where I started
The king of hearts no more
But the king of the broken-hearted

She cut the deck one more
By the light of thirteen candles
She said, "the winner takes it all --
Is that too much for you to handle?
So I wandered through my playing cards
And tried to understand her
I was lookin' for a face
It was right there in my hand

Yes I played the king of hearts
Put my cards out on the table
I thought the odds were in my favour
But she laid the ace of spades
An' I wound up where I started
The king of hearts no more
But the king of the broken-hearted
(g.brooker / k.reid / m.noble)      There was trouble in the air   Just a subtle hint of danger   And a woman dressed in black   Out lookin' for a stranger   Well she took me to her room   Where she offered me a wager   She promised me the moon   So I took a chance      Yes I played the king of hearts   Put my cards out on the table   I thought the odds were in my favour   But she laid the ace of spades   An' I wound up where I started   The king of hearts no more   But the king of the broken-hearted      She cut the deck one more   By the light of thirteen candles   She said, "the winner takes it all --   Is that too much for you to handle?    So I wandered through my playing cards   And tried to understand her   I was lookin' for a face   It was right there in my hand      Yes I played the king of hearts   Put my cards out on the table   I thought the odds were in my favour   But she laid the ace of spades   An' I wound up where I started   The king of hearts no more   But the king of the broken-hearted