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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.

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[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. 

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