C 
It's a heartache,  
              Em 
Nothin' but a heartache 
                   F 
Hits you when it's too late, 
                     C  G 
Hits you when you're down  
 
       C 
It's a fool's game, 
              Em 
Nothin' but a fool's game 
                F 
Standing in the cold rain, 
               C   G 
Feeling like a clown  
 
       C 
It's a heartache, 
              Em 
Nothin' but a heartache 
                   F 
Love him till your arms break, 
                 C  G 
Then he lets you down 
 
 
F                           G 
It ain't right with love to share, 
Em                       C        G    F Em G 
When you find he doesn't care for you 
F                     G 
It ain't wise to need someone, 
Em                    C  G   F Em G 
As much as I depended on you 
 
 
           C 
Ah, it's a heartache, 
              Em 
Nothin' but a heartache 
                   F 
Hits you when it's too late, 
                     C  G 
Hits you when you're down 
 
 
C Em F C G 
 
 
F                               G 
Oh, it ain't right with love to share 
Em                       C        G    F Em G 
When you find he doesn't care for you 
F                     G 
It ain't wise to need someone, 
Em                    C  G    F Em G  
As much as I depended on you 
 
 
G F Em G 
 
 
           C 
Ah, it's a heartache, 
              Em 
Nothin' but a heartache 
                   F 
Love him till your arms break, 
                 C  G 
Then he lets you down 
 
 
            C 
(Oh, it's a heartache,) 
 
Oh, it's a fool's game, 
               Em 
(Nothin' but a heartache) 
 
Standing in the cold rain, 
                 F 
(Standing in the cold rain) 
               C   G 
Feelin' like a clown 
 
 
        C 
(It's a heartache,) 
 
It's a heartache, 
               Em 
(Nothin' but a heartache) 
 
Love him till your arms break, 
                    F 
(Love him till your arms break) 
                     C  G 
Ah, then he lets you down 
 
 
 
C F C G (x3)  C