What A Heartache
Written & Recorded by Dolly Parton
(No Capo)
[Intro]
(C) x 2 bars
C F C
I thought I saw the promise of for- ever in your eyes
G F C
I thought that I was sure of what I saw
F C
You led me to believe that I was special in your life
G F C
So I left my heart wide open for the fall
F C G F C
What a heartache you turned out to be
[Chorus]
F C/E C C/E F C C/E F
What a heart- ache, what a heart- ache
C Am G F
Love ain't always what it ap- pears to be
F C G F C
What a heartache you turned out to be
C F C
I thought I'd found a safe and lovin' place inside your heart
G F C
And I was warm and willing anytime
F C
The same soft lips that kissed me sweet, we're lying from the start
G F C
But I swear I thought your love was genuine
F C G F C
What a heartache you turned out to be
[Chorus]
F C/E C C/E F C C/E F
What a heart- ache, what a heart- ache
C Am G F
Like a switchblade that cuts quick and deep
C G F C
Ooo, what a heartache you turned out to be
[Solo]
(C/E)(F) / |(C)(C/E)(F) / |(C) / (Am)(G)|(F) ---
Am G F C/E
It just goes to show that you never can tell
G/D C G
I really thought that I knew you well ---
C G Am G F
I still can't believe I could be deceived so eas- i- ly
Am G F C
Are all these wishes I'm wishing to my- self
C/E F
Like rusty coins in a wishing well
C G
Wishes come true, they come false as well
Am G F
It's too late for you and me
C C/E F C C/E F
Oh, what a heart- ache, ooo, what a heart break
C Am G F
Love is two-faced and easy to believe
[Chorus]
C C/E F C C/E F
What a heart- ache, ooo, what a heart- ache
C Am G F
What a mistake to think I could believe
C G F C
Ooo, what a heartache you turned out to be
[Tag]
F C G F C
Oh, what a heartache you turned out to be
F Am G F Am C
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm -----