Tonight The Heartache's On Me chords by The Chicks (Official Version)

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F5
G5
A5
Bb
F
C
F7
A7
Dm
Dm/C
G/B
G
F/C

Verse 1
You could've heard a pin drop
F5 
G5 
A5 
Bb 
When they  (F5) walked  (G5) through  (A5) the  (B flat major) door
F 
Had to turn my eyes  (F major) away
C 
My heart fell to the  (C major) floor
F 
Someone  (F major) whispered, "Where's her halo?"
Bb 
She had an angel's  (B flat major) face
F 
He stood there smiling, holding  (F major) on
C 
F 
To the  (C major) one who took my  (F major) place

Chorus 1
F 
C 
F 
So to (F major) night the  (C major) heartache's on  (F major) me,
F7 
on me  (F7) 
Bb 
Let's  (B flat major) drink a toast
C 
F 
to the fool  (C major) who couldn't see  (F major) 
A7 
Bartender pour the  (A7) wine,
Dm 
Dm/C 
G/B 
G 
'cause the  (D minor) hurtin's  (D minor/C) all mine  (G/B)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
Tonight  (F major) the  (C major) heartache's on  (F major) me

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
F 
I  (F major) wonder if he told her
Bb 
She's the best he's ever  (B flat major) known
F 
The way he told me  (F major) ev'ry night
C 
When we were all alone  (C major) 
F 
She'll  (F major) find out when the new wears off
Bb 
He'll find somebody  (B flat major) new
F 
She'll learn what heartache's all  (F major) about
C 
F 
And  (C major) what I'm going  (F major) through

Chorus 2
F 
C 
F 
But to (F major) night the  (C major) heartache's on  (F major) me,
F7 
on me  (F7) 
Bb 
Let's  (B flat major) drink a toast
C 
F 
to the fool  (C major) who couldn't see  (F major) 
A7 
Bartender pour the  (A7) wine,
Dm 
Dm/C 
G/B 
G 
'cause the  (D minor) hurtin's  (D minor/C) all mine  (G/B)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
Tonight  (F major) the  (C major) heartache's on  (F major) me

Solo 1

Chorus 3
C 
F 
But tonight the  (C major) heartache's on  (F major) me,
F7 
on me  (F7) 
Bb 
Let's  (B flat major) drink a toast
C 
F 
to the fool  (C major) who couldn't see  (F major) 
A7 
Bartender pour the  (A7) wine,
Dm 
Dm/C 
G/B 
G 
'cause the  (D minor) hurtin's  (D minor/C) all mine  (G/B)  (G major) 
F 
C 
Dm 
Dm/C 
Tonight  (F major) the  (C major) heartache's on  (D minor) me  (D minor/C) 
G/B 
Bb 
F/C 
 (G/B)  (B flat major) Yes tonight  (F/C) 
C 
F 
C 
F 
the  (C major) heartache's on  (F major) me  (C major)  (F major) 

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F5
G5
A5
Bb
F
C
F7
A7
Dm
Dm/C
G/B
G
F/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 122

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Tonight The Heartache's On Me by The Chicks, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Chicks's performance.