Intro
C G G D A
[Verse 1]
A F#m A F#m
Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
A D A E
Somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
A F#m A F#m
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
A D A E
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.
[Chorus]
E7 D7 A
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
D7 B7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
E7
Lord, I know.
[Verse 2]
A F#m A F#m
Some people like to stay out late, some folks can't hold out that long.
A D A E
But nobody wants to go home now, there's too much going on.
A F#m A F#m
This night is gonna last forever, last all, last all summer long.
A D A E
Some time before the sun comes up the radio is gonna play that song.
[Chorus]
E7 D7 A
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
D7 B7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
E7
Lord, I know.
[Bridge]
A A7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, the moon's shining bright,
D7 C#dim7
so turn out the light, and we'll get it right.
A E7 A
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
C G G D A x4
[Verse 1]
A F#m A F#m
Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
A D A E
Somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
A F#m A F#m
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
A D A E
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.
[Chorus]
E7 D7 A
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
D7 B7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
E7
Lord, I know.
[Verse 3]
A A7
We can beat around the bushes, we can get down to the bone,
D7 C#dim7
we can leave it in a parking lot but either way
A E7 A D
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.
A E7 A
There'll be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.
C G G D A x4