Heartaches by the numbers
D - D7 - G -
Gm - D - A - D
(whistling)
D D7 G
Heartaches by the number, troubles by the score,
A
A7 D
every day you love me less, each
day I love you more.
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- - - D D7 G
Yes, I’ve got heartaches by the number, a love that I can’t win,
A
A7 D
but the day that I’ll stop
counting, that’s the day my world will end.
D D7 G
1. Heartache number one was when you left me,
A A7 D
I never knew that I could hurt
this way,
D7 G E
and
heartache number two was when you came back again,
A A7 D
you
came back and never meant to stay.
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Yes, I’ve got…. + CHORUS
D - D7 - G -
Gm - D - A - D
(whistling)
D D7 G
2. Heartache number three was when you called me,
A
A7 D
and
said that you were coming back to stay.
D7 G E
With hopeful heart I waited
for the knock on the door,
A A7 D
I waited, but you must have
lost your way.
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- -
yes,
I’ve got…. + CHORUS
(orig. = capo 3rd; midi = no capo in C) (Guy
Mitchell)