| A | D |
| Heartache number one was when you - | left me |
| E | A | |
| I | never knew that I’d could hurt this | way |
| D | |
| And heartache number two was when you - | come back again |
| E | A |
| You came back and never meant to | stay. |
| Now, I’ve got |
| A | D |
| Heartaches by the number | troubles by the score |
| E | A |
| Every day you love me less each day I love you | more |
| Yes, I’ve got |
| A | D |
| Heartaches by the number, a | love that I can’t win |
| E | A | |
| But the | day that I stop counting that’s the day my world will | end. |
| E | D | |
| H | eartache number three was when you - | called me |
| A | |
| And said that you was coming back to | stay |
| D | |
| With hopeful heart I waited for your - | knock on the door |
| E | A | |
| I | waited but you must have lost your | way. |
| A | D |
| Heartaches by the number | troubles by the score |
| E | A |
| Every day you love me less each day I love you | more |
| Yes, I’ve got |
| A | D |
| Heartaches by the number, a | love that I can’t win |
| E | A | |
| But the | day that I stop counting that’s the day my world will | end |