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Heartache Tonight

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Heartache Tonight chords
The Eagles  1979 (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J. D. Souther)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartache_Tonight
Capo III *
G  D  D  A  E
 \     \    
E                C#m          E
Somebody's gonna hurt someone 
                    C#m
before the night is through 
E                A           E
Somebody's gonna come undone.
                       B
There's nothin' we can do. 
E                  C#m            E
Everybody wants to touch somebody 
                C#m
if it takes all night. 
E                  A                     E
Everybody wants to take a little chance, 
                 B
Make it come out right. 
E                   A7
 There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
                       E    E7
a heartache tonight, I know. 
                   A7                                       F#
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. 
        B
Lord, I know. 
E                    C#m           E
 Some people like to stay out late 
                               C#m
Some folks can't hold out that long 
    E               A            E
But nobody wants to go home now, 
                       B
there's too much goin' on. 
E                   C#m          E
This night is gonna last forever, 
                          C#m
Last all, last all summer long. 
E                     A            E
 Some time before the sun comes up 
                   B
The radio is gonna play that song. 
E                   A7
 There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
                       E
a heartache tonight, I know. 
                   A7                                       F#
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. 
        B
Lord, I know. 
                   E
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
    E7
the moon's shinin' bright 
   A                       A7
so turn out the light, and we'll get it right. 
                   E
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a 
B                  E
heartache tonight I know. 
(Heartache baby) 
G  D  D  A  E
 \     \    
E                C#m          E
Somebody's gonna hurt someone   (somebody)
                    C#m
before the night is through 
E                 A           E
 Somebody's gonna come undone.
                       B
There's nothin' we can do. (Everybody)
E                    C#m            E
 Everybody wants to touch somebody 
                C#m
if it takes all night. 
E                   A                     E
 Everybody wants to take a little chance, 
                 B
Make it come out right. 
E                   A7
 There's gonna be a heartache tonight, 
                       E
a heartache tonight, I know. 
                   A7                                       F#
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. 
    B
Lets go. 
       E
We can beat around the bushes; 
       E7
we can get down to the bone
       A
We can leave it in the parkin' lot, 
    A7
but either way, there's gonna be a 
E                    B                   E        A
heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. (I know)
              E
There'll be a heartache tonight 
  B                   E
a heartache tonight I know.
G  D  D  A  E
 \     \      x4
* Alternates:
Capo I
G    A
   = 
D    E
   = 
A    B
   = 
E    F#
   = 
C#mEbm
 = 
B    C#
   = 
A7  B7
  = 
Open
G    Bb
   = 
D    F
   = 
A    C
   = 
E    G
   = 
C#mEm
 = 
B    D
   = 
A7  C7
  = 
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G    D
   = 
D    A
   = 
A    E
   = 
E    B
   = 
C#mAbm
 = 
B    F#
   = 
A7  E7
  = 
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Heartache Tonight chords and lyrics

Free chords for Heartache Tonight by Eagles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Heartache Tonight chords
The Eagles  1979 (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J. D. Souther)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartache_Tonight
Capo III *
G \ D   D \ A   E
(Heartache baby) 
G \ D   D \ A   E
G \ D   D \ A   E  x4
* Alternates:
Capo I
G   = A
D   = E
A   = B
E   = F#
C#m = Ebm
B   = C#
A7  = B7
Open
G   = Bb
D   = F
A   = C
E   = G
C#m = Em
B   = D
A7  = C7
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G   = D
D   = A
A   = E
E   = B
C#m = Abm
B   = F#
A7  = E7
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Heartache Tonight Chords by Eagles

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