Nothing But A Heartache Chords

by Neil Diamond
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author rudi1963 [a] 297. Last edit on May 3, 2021

Chords

D
G
A

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[Intro]
D G D A  D G D A
 
[Verse 1]
                        D
It wasn't nothing but a heartache,
                   G
In the middle of a bad dream.
                   A
Like I took on the whole world
                  D
And I never had a chance, girl.
 
Was a one-way conversation,
                  G
I never got the invitation,
                              A
The sharpness of her words deceiving
              D
And I couldn't stop the bleeding...
 
[Chorus 1]
                           G
And Lord, I tried to be forgiving,
                                   A
But getting by don't mean you're living,
                          G
And on that highway going nowhere.
                A
Was an exit overdue.
                            G
And all she had to give was heartache
A                        D   G         D
So she broke my heart in two. Yes, she did!
 
[Verse 2]
A                          D
You found me drifting in a small boat
                     G
In the middle of an ocean
                     A
you were there on my horizon
                    D
And I didn't have a notion.
 
Unprepared to comprehended,
                   G
Felt alone and not attended,
                               A
Said my prayers and reached my hand out,
                           D
And you appeared to me that day...
 
[Chorus 2]
                     G
Came and led me to a new shore
                       A
I had never been there before¨
                       G
Put me in the right direction
                      A
And you led me out of Hell
                          G
And if it wasn't for your good heart
A                        D
I'd have never broke her spell,
                          G
'cause you promised me tomorrow,
A                         D
And I learned that lesson well.
G             D            A
  Yes, I did.   Oh, Yes, I did.
 
[Solo]
D D G G A A D D
 
[Outro]
                     G
You're the sum of my heartbeats
                         A
You're the only truth my heart needs
                          G
Showed me how to make a journey
                     A
I can't let you walk away, no, not today!
                            G
'Cause I already slept with heartache
A                      D
Try to chase the night away.
                      G
Just the two of us together
A                    D
Does forever sounds okay?
G                D
   Say, "Yes, it does."
G                D
   Say, "Yes, it does."
G             D    A D
   Oh, yes it does!
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Nothing But A Heartache – Neil Diamond
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6 comments
trbigelow
Very Well done! You got the chord changes in exactly the right place and everything! I think this has got to be one of the best I've even seen. I got the guitar part pretty much mastered, just gotta get the vocals right. Awesome job!
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greigmcdonald1974
good work, well done , thanks
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