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One Broken Heart For Sale

(Otis Blackwell / Winfield Scott)


Copyright R & H Music Corp.


Soundtrack recording for MGM - It Happened At The World's Fair - August 30 and September 22, 1962 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood

 September 22, 11:30 am-4:30 pm, 5:30-11 pm

WPA5 2512-01 - Movie version
Take 3: August 13, 1991 CD RCA 3114-2-R Collectors Gold

PPA3 2724-05
January 1963 Single A side RCA 47-8134 One Broken Heart For Sale / They Remind Me Too Much Of You
April 1963 LP RCA LSP 2697 It Happened At The World's Fair
Outtakes:
Takes 2 (fs), and 3 (fs): April 26, 2003 CD FTD 82876-50409-2 It Happened At The World's Fair





* Who wants to buy a heart
Oh yeh, one broken lover's heart
One broken heart for sale


Mmmm, well excuse me if you see me crying like a baby
Since she rejected me there's nothing left to say


* Repeat


Hey cupid where are you? my heart is growing sadder }
That girl rejected me just when I thought I had her } Only in
} the film
* Repeat } version


Mmmm, well she would not listen to the things my heart was saying
She turned and walked away and told me I was playing
Some guys have all the luck, but my heart hasn't any
I think I'll paint a sign "For Sale For A Penny"


Yeh, who wants to buy a heart, My poor heart
One broken lover's heart, yeh
One broken heart for sale


Mmm, who wants to buy a heart, Whoa yeh
One broken lover's heart, Oh-ho
One broken heart for sale


Mmm, who wants to buy a heart, My poor heart
One broken lover's heart, Whoa yeh
One broken heart for sale


Mmm, who wants to buy a heart, Whoa yeh
One broken lover's heart, Whoa yeh
One broken heart for sale


Mmm, who wants to buy a heart, Whoa yeh
One broken lover's heart, Mmm
One broken heart for sale 





Standard tuning.
    F            Dm
    Who wants to buy a heart
    F          Dm
    One broken lover's heart
    Bb         C7        F        C7
    One broken heart for sale
          F         Dm            Bb            C7
    Well, excuse me if you see me crying like a baby
    F           Dm
    Since she rejected me
            Bb      C7      F
    There's nothing left to save me
    Hey Cupid, where are you?
    My heart is growing sadder
    That girl rejected me
    Just when I thought I had her
    Who wants to buy a heart
    One broken lover's heart
    One broken heart for sale
    She would not listen to the things my heart was saying
    She turned and walked away
    And told me I was playing
    Who wants to buy a heart
    One broken lover's heart
    One broken heart for sale
    Some guys have all the luck
    And my heart hasn't any
    I think I'll paint a sign
    For sale for a penny
    Who wants to buy a heart
    One broken lover's heart
    One broken heart for sale