Guy Mitchell, Heartaches By The Number (1959)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Harlan Howard) (Ray Price, 1959, Bb)}

INTRO: [A] [D] [A] ^[D] ^[A]

CHORUS:
[A] Heartaches by the number [D] troubles by the score
[E] Everyday you love me less each day I love you [A] more [A open]
Yes, I've got [A] heartaches by the number, a [D] love that I can't win
But the [E] day that I stop counting that's the day my world will [A] end

VERSE 1:
[A] Heartache number one was when you [D] left me
I [E] never knew that I'd could hurt this [A] way
And [A] heartache number two was when you [D] come back again
[E] You came back and never meant to [A] stay [A open]
Yes, I've got...

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [A] [D] [A] ^[D] ^[A]

VERSE 2:
[A] Heartache number three was when you [D] called me
And [E] said that you was coming back to [A] stay
With hopeful heart I waited for your [D] knock on the door
I [E] waited but you must have lost your [A] way [A open]
Yes, I've got...

REPEAT CHORUS: (ending: [A] [D] [A open])