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I Know a Heartache When I See One  - Jennifer Warnes
Intro:    E      B     C#m  B  
       E   B    F#    B
BLook at who the wind's Eblowing up the road
BShining like the northern staF#r
BActing like the answer to all my praEyers but baby
BI know what you F#really areB  
[chorus:]
So don't yoG#mu knock on my dooBr, I won't be homEe any morBe
You can fG#mind me out walkiBng in the sF#un
Oh you hiG#mde it so welBl, it isn't eEasy to telBl
But I knoG#mw a heartachBe when I F#see onBe
E         B          F#            B
There was a time I was a true believer
Your love was the only way
But you can save all your sweet talking for some other fool
Only a fool would believe what you say
[repeat chorus]
[instrumental:]         C#m           E            B  F#  
                 C#m       E         G#m        F#
Time is a teacher, it's taught me well
The loser is the one who cries
And when you've cried like a baby and you felt like hell
You know the devil by the look in his eyes
[repeat chorus]
E         B          F#            B

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I Know A Heartache When I See One

by Jennifer Warnes

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C#m

G#m

I Know a Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes

E B C#m B

Intro:

E B F# B

B E

Look at who the wind's blowing up the road

B F#

Shining like the northern star

B E

Acting like the answer to all my prayers but baby

B F# B

I know what you really are

[chorus:]

G#m B E B

So don't you knock on my door, I won't be home any more

G#m B F#

You can find me out walking in the sun

G#m B E B

Oh you hide it so well, it isn't easy to tell

G#m B F# B

But I know a heartache when I see one

E B F# B

There was a time I was a true believer

Your love was the only way

But you can save all your sweet talking for some other fool

Only a fool would believe what you say

[repeat chorus]

C#m E B F#

[instrumental:]

C#m E G#m F#

Time is a teacher, it's taught me well

The loser is the one who cries

And when you've cried like a baby and you felt like hell

You know the devil by the look in his eyes

[repeat chorus]

E B F# B

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