This is a song from the “soft country rock” genre song of the 70’s, written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe. Bonnie Tyler recorded it in 1977 and it was a top chart hit that year in the UK and in Canada. For me, this song will forever be associated with the early pangs of love in the middle school years just before starting high school.
It’s a Heartache – Bonnie Tyler
It’s a [C] heartache, nothing but a [Em] heartache
Hits you when it’s [F] too late
Hits you when you’re [C] down [G]
It’s a [C] fool’s game, nothing but a [Em] fool’s game
Standing in the [F] cold rain
Feeling like a [C] clown [G]
It’s a [C] heartache, nothing but a [Em] heartache
Love him till your [F] arms break
Then he lets you [C] down [G]
–
It ain’t [F] right with love to [G] share
When you [Em] find he doesn’t [Am] care for [G] you
It ain’t [F] wise to need some[G]one
As much as [Em] I depended [Am] on [G] you
–
It’s a [C] heartache, nothing but a [Em] heartache
Hits you when it’s [F] too late
Hits you when you’re [C] down [G]
It’s a [C] fool’s game, nothing but a [Em] fool’s game
Standing in the [F] cold rain
Feeling like a [C] clown [G]
It’s a [C] heartache, nothing but a [Em] heartache
Love him till your [F] arms break
Then he lets you [C] down [G]
–
It ain’t [F] right with love to [G] share
When you [Em] find he doesn’t [Am] care for [G] you
It ain’t [F] wise to need some[G]one
As much as [Em] I depended [Am] on [G] you
–
Oh, it’s a [C] heartache, nothing but a [Em] heartache
Love him till your [F] arms break
Then he lets you [C] down [G]
It’s a [C] fool’s game, nothing but a [Em] fool’s game
Standing in the [F] cold rain
Feeling like a [C] clown [G]
It’s a [C] heartache
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