Heartaches By The Number

Words & Music by Harlan Howard
Recorded by Guy Mitchell, 1959 (#1)



Refrain:

   D              D7        G     G/F#     E7
Heartaches by the number, troubles by the score;

 A             A7                 A     A7       D
Every day you love me less, each day I love you more.

   D              D7          G      G/F#     E7
Heartaches by the number, a love that I can't win...

         A                A7
But the day that I stop countin', 

            A      A7         D
That's the day my world will end.


     D            D7               G         G/F#
Heartache number one was when you left me;

    A             A7                 D
I never knew that I could hurt that way.

     D                D7               G    G/F#  Em
And heartache number two was when you came back again--

  A                 A7              D    A
You came back, but never meant to stay.     Now I've got


Repeat Refrain:

Heartache number three was when you called me
And said that you were comin' back to stay;
With hopeful heart I waited for your knock on my door--
I waited, but you must have lost your way.  Yes, I've got

Repeat Refrain:

Coda:

         A                A7
But the day that I stop countin', 

            A  G   A7   Gdim  D    
That's the day my world will end.



 
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