Heartache Tonight
by Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Bob Seger/J.D.Souther
performed by The Eagles
from "The Long Run", 1980
transcribed by Peter Eybert
[Intro]
Bb F F C G
[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
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.
[Chorus]
D7 C7 G
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
C7 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
Some time before the sun comes up the radio is gonna play that song.
[Chorus]
D7 C7 G
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
C7 A7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
D7
Lord, I know.
[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
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
Bb F F C G x4
[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
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.
[Chorus]
D7 C7 G
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
C7 A7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
D7
Lord, I know.
[Verse 3]
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.
Bb F F C G x4