Key: E major
Intro 1
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
Verse 1
F#
The crowd had gathered
C#
They heard the word that pretty
F#
soon I'd be losing her
They stood in line just to see
C#
F#
The work that she would make of me
B
They held their breath
C#
whispered low
Waiting for that final blow
B
They called her name
she was picked to win
Verse 2
C#
As we walked out into the ring
F#
B
In the first round she broke my heart
F#
C#
In the second round she tore it apart
F#
B
In the third round I was on the ropes
F#
In the forth round I didn't
C#
have a hope
The thing she said in the final bout
B
F#
C#
Laid me low really knocked me out
Verse 3
C#
She waved to the crowd without a scratch
B
The heartache champion
C#
F#
of this love match
C#
F#
C#
F#
love match love match
They called for blood and wanted more
C#
F#
They picked me up off of the floor
My head was spinning
Verse 4
C#
I staggered round
F#
I couldn't stand for falling down
B
The lights were dimmed I heard them say
C#
B
You can't make it anyway
I was game I climbed back in
C#
F#
I tried to win her back again
B
In the first round she hurt me bad
F#
C#
In the second round I couldn't handle that
F#
In the third round I almost died
B
F#
C#
In the forth round I saw that look in her eyes
I knew right then how it would be
B
She turned and walked
F#
C#
away from me
I shouted fair and square
there ain't no catch
B
She's the heartache champion
C#
F#
C#
of the love match
F#
C#
F#
love match love match
Interlude 1
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
Verse 5
B
They held their breath
C#
whispered low
Waiting for that final blow
B
The lights were dimmed I hear them say
C#
You can't make it anyway
Verse 6
F#
B
In the first round she broke my heart
F#
In the second round she tore it apart
B
In the third round I was on the ropes
F#
C#
In the forth round I didn't have a hope
I knew right then how it would be
B
She turned and walked
F#
C#
away from me
I shouted fair and square
there ain't no catch
B
She's the heartache champion
C#
F#
C#
of the love match
F#
love match love match
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# C# B
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