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Its A Heartache

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Nelly "retardo" Guffick
i played this at my first open mic nite and eveybody in the whole bar sang along!  
this version by Rod Stewart is much better i think!!  Rock on!!  
                            Its a heartache
intro= oh-its a heartache
verse1
C                Em
nothin but a heartache,
                 F                       C   G
hits ya when its to late, its ya when ya do-wn.
      C                      Em
oh-its a fools game, nothin but a fools game,
            F                            C     G
standin in the cold rain, feelin like a clo-wn.
verse2
C                         Em
its a heartache, nothin but a heartache,
                  F                           C    G
love her till ya arms break, then she lets ya do-wn.
bridge;
          F                   G
it ain't right,,with love to share
          Em                Am      G
when ya find she doesn't care--for you!
          F                 G
it ain't wise,,to need some-one
           Em        Am    G
as much as i depend on, you! 
verse3
oh its a heartache
C                Em
nothin but a heartache,
                 F                       C   G
hits ya when its to late, its ya when ya do-wn.
      C                      Em
oh-its a fools game, nothin but a fools game,
            F                            C     G
standin in the cold rain, feelin like a clo-wn.
verse4
C                         Em
its a heartache, nothin but a heartache,
                  F                           C    G
love her till ya arms break, then she lets ya do-wn.
bridge;
          F                   G
it ain't right,,with love to share
          Em                Am      G
when ya find she doesn't care--for you!
          F                 G
it ain't wise,,to need some-one
           Em        Am    G
as much as i depend on, you! 
outro;
oh-its a heartache
C                Em
nothin but a heartache,
                 F                       C   G
hits ya when its to late, its ya when ya do-wn.
      C                      Em
oh-its a fools game, nothin but a fools game,
            F                            C     G
standin in the cold rain, feelin like a clo-wn.

Its A Heartache chords and lyrics

Free chords for Its A Heartache by Rod Stewart. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Nelly "retardo" Guffick
i played this at my first open mic nite and eveybody in the whole bar sang along!  
this version by Rod Stewart is much better i think!!  Rock on!!  
                            Its a heartache
intro= oh-its a heartache
verse1
verse2
bridge;
verse3
oh its a heartache
verse4
bridge;
outro;
oh-its a heartache

Its A Heartache Chords by Rod Stewart

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