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Heartache Tonight
The Eagles
Intro (last chord held for 4 measures):

Verse 1:
G Em G Em
Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
G C
G D
somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
G Em G Em
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
G
C G D (2)
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.
Chorus:
C7 (2)
G (2)
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
C7 (2)
A7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
D7
Lord, I know.
Verse 2:
G Em G Em
Some people like to stay out late, some folks can't hold out that long.
G C G D
But nobody wants to go home now, there's too much going on.
G Em G Em
This night is gonna last forever, last all, last all summer long,
G C G D (2)
some time before the sun comes up the radio is gonna play that song.
Chorus
Bridge:
G G7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, the moon's shining bright,
C7 Eb7
so turn out the light, and we'll get it right,
G D7 G (2)
there's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
Intro Riff x4 (1st 3 times play G blues
shuffle)
Repeat Verse 1
Chorus
G G7
We can beat around the bushes, we can get down to the bone,
C7
Eb7
we can leave it in a parking lot but either way
G D7 G
C
there's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.
G D7 G
There'll be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.
Intro Riff x4 (1st 3 times play G blues shuffle)
This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of this song. It's
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