Originally in C, I play in G
Intro
| Gadd9 |
| G | Bm | |
| It’s a | heartache, nothing but a | heartache |
| C | |
| Hits you when it’s | too late |
| G | D | |
| Hits you when you’re | down |
| G | Bm | |
| It’s a | fool’s game, nothing but a | fool’s game |
| C | G | D | |
| Standing in the | cold rain, feeling like a | clown |
| G | Bm | |
| It’s a | heartache, nothing but a | heartache |
| C | |
| Love him till your | arms break |
| G | D | |
| Then he lets you | down |
| C | D | |
| It ain’t | right with love to | share |
| Bm | Em | D | D/C | Gadd9/B | D/A | |
| When you | find he doesn’t | care for | you → | → | → |
| C | D | |
| It ain’t | wise to need some | one |
| Bm | Em | |
| As much as | I depended | on |
| D | D/C | Gadd9/B | D/A |
| You → | → | → |
| G | Bm | |
| Aw, it’s a | heartache, nothing but a | heartache |
| C | |
| Hits you when it’s | too late |
| G | D | |
| Hits you when you’re | down |
| G | Bm | |
| It’s a | fool’s game, nothing but a | fool’s game |
| C | G | D | |
| Standing in the | cold rain, feeling like a | clown |
Solo on verse chords
| C | D | |
| It ain’t | right with love to | share |
| Bm | Em | |
| When you | find he doesn’t | care for |
| D | D/C | Gadd9/B | D/A |
| You → | → | → |
| C | D | |
| It ain’t | wise to need some | one |
| Bm | Em | |
| As much as | I depend | on |
| D | D/C | Gadd9/B | D/A |
| You → | → | → |
| G | Bm | |
| Oh, it’s a | heartache, nothing but a | heartache |
| C | |
| Love him till your | arms break |
| G | D | |
| Then he lets you | down |
Solo on verse chords, with ad libs
| G | Bm |
| It’s a fool’s game, | standing in the cold rain |
| C | G | D |
| Feeling like a | clown |
| G | Bm | C | |
| It’s a | heartache, | love him til your | arms break |
| G | D | |
| Then he lets you | down |