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The Eagles  1979 (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J. D. Souther)
Capo III *
 G\    D   D\    A  E  
ESomebody's gonna C#mhurt someone E  
before the night is C#mthrough 
ESomebody's gonna Acome undone.E  
There's nothin' we can Bdo. 
EEverybody wants to C#mtouch somebody E  
if it takes all C#mnight. 
EEverybody wants to Atake a little chance, E  
Make it come out Bright. 
 EThere's gonna be a A7heartache tonight, 
a heartache tonight, I Eknow. E7  
There's gonna be a A7heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I F#know. 
Lord, I Bknow. 
 ESome people like to C#mstay out late E  
Some folks can't hold out that C#mlong 
But Enobody wants to Ago home now, E  
there's too much goin' Bon. 
EThis night is gonna C#mlast forever, E  
Last all, last all summer C#mlong. 
 ESome time before the Asun comes up E  
The radio is gonna Bplay that song. 
 EThere's gonna be a A7heartache tonight, 
a heartache tonight, I Eknow. 
There's gonna be a A7heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I F#know. 
Lord, I Bknow. 
There's gonna be a Eheartache tonight, 
the E7moon's shinin' bright 
so Aturn out the light, and A7we'll get it right. 
There's gonna be a Eheartache tonight, a 
Bheartache tonight I Eknow. 
(Heartache baby) 
 G\    D   D\    A  E  
ESomebody's gonna C#mhurt someone   E(somebody)
before the night is C#mthrough 
 ESomebody's gonna Acome undone.E  
There's nothin' we can Bdo. (Everybody)
 EEverybody wants to tC#mouch somebody E  
if it takes all C#mnight. 
 EEverybody wants to Atake a little chance, E  
Make it come out Bright. 
 EThere's gonna be a A7heartache tonight, 
a heartache tonight, I Eknow. 
There's gonna be a A7heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I F#know. 
Lets Bgo. 
We can Ebeat around the bushes; 
we can E7get down to the bone
We can Aleave it in the parkin' lot, 
but A7either way, there's gonna be a 
Eheartache tonight, a Bheartache tonight I Eknow. (I Aknow)
There'll be a Eheartache tonight 
a Bheartache tonight I Eknow.
 G\    D   D\    A    Ex4
Capo I
   G= A  
   D= E  
   A= B  
   E= F#  
 C#m= Ebm  
   B= C#  
  A7= B7  
   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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The story behind the song

"Heartache Tonight" captures the feeling of an impending, inevitable romantic confrontation. The song originated from an electric jam session, with the intention for it to be a "romp" rather than something with heavy lyrics. It began with the idea of "Somebody’s gonna hurt somebody," and the chorus emerged as a direct response to this feeling of an impending emotional showdown. It's a tune that channels the anticipation of a difficult conversation or a relationship reaching a breaking point.

AI-written from these sources:Heartache Tonight — Wikipedia ↗Eagles (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Heartache Tonight

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C#m

Ebm

Abm

Heartache Tonight chords

The Eagles 1979 (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J. D. Souther)

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.

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,

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.

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,

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

The radio is gonna play that song.

E A7

There's gonna be a heartache tonight,

a heartache tonight, I know.

A7 F#

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.

Lord, I know.

There's gonna be a heartache tonight,

the moon's shinin' bright

A A7

so turn out the light, and we'll get it right.

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.

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,

Make it come out right.

E A7

There's gonna be a heartache tonight,

a heartache tonight, I know.

A7 F#

There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.

Lets go.

We can beat around the bushes;

we can get down to the bone

We can leave it in the parkin' lot,

but either way, there's gonna be a

E B E A

heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. (I know)

There'll be a heartache tonight

B E

a heartache tonight I know.

G D D A E

\ \ x4

Capo I

G A

D E

A B

E F#

C#m Ebm

B C#

A7 B7

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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