Heartaches by the Number (Guy Mitchell)

by Harlan Howard

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Heartaches by the Number by Harlan Howard, as performed by Guy Mitchell in 1959
Tabs for Harmonica and Guitar
This is the most popular version of the song, it appeared on the soundtrack of Fallout: New Vegas.
The other popular version by Ray Price has also been added to this site by another user.
INTRO
 7   -8    8   -9    8   -8   -8    7     8    9   9   -9   8   -8…   7   -8    8   9   -10   -9   -8   7   -7   -8   7
             G                       G                      C                 C                  D                         D                     G        G                                   
 CHORUS
    8          -9      8   -8    -8     7          -5   -5    -5  -5     -6…  
 Heart–aches by the num-ber… trou-bles by the score…
 G                                 G                   C                           C          
  -8   8    -8     7     -8      7   -7    -7      -7   7     -7   -6     -6   6…
 Ev-ery day you love me less each day   I   love you mo-re…
 D                        D                               D                           G                                   …pause
   6     7   -8  
 Yes I’ve got 
    8          -9      8   -8    -8     7          -5     -5     -5     -5      -5    -6…  
 Heart–aches by the num-ber…     a    love that     I    can’t win
 G                                 G                             C                                 C… 
  -9    -9    -9    8     -9     -8      -7      6          6       6     6    -9     8        -8  -8  7…
 But the day that   I    stop coun-ting… that’s the day my world will en-d…
 …            D                             D                                     D                              G   
 VERSE 1
     8        -9      8      -8    -8     7        7      5           5             6…
 Heart-ache num-ber one was when you...... left ………me…
 G                                   G                                C                    C…
 -9     -9    8       -9     -8    -7          6     -7    -6   -6   6…
  I    nev –er  knew that   I     could hurt  this wa-y…
 …  D                                 D                                 G                                  G…
    8       8        -9      8      -8    -8    7        7       5          5       5     5    6…   
 And heart-ache num-ber two was when you.… came back ag-ain…
 …     G                                   G                               C                      C…
   -9      8        -9    -8    -6  -9      8      7   -8    7…
 You came back but nev-er meant to sta - y…
 D                                 D                           G                         G                                …pause
   6     7   -8  
 Yes I’ve got
 CHORUS
WHISTLING SOLO
 7  7  -8  8  -9   8  -8  -8   7   8   9   9  -9   8  -8… 7   -8   8   8   9  -10  -9   -8   7  -7   -8   7
              G                    G                  C              C                D                            D                    G         G          
 VERSE 2
     8       -9       8     -8      -8      7        7       7      - 6     6…
 Heart-ache num-ber three was when you called me…
 G                                   G                                   C                    C…
    -9    -9     8     -9     -8       -7    6     -7    -6   -6   6…
 And said that you were com-ing back  to  sta-ay…
 …        D                               D                            G                     G…
    8        8     -9     8      -8     -8      7   7     5               5      5    5      6…
 With hope-ful heart   I    wait -ed for your……. knock on the door…
 …        G                                G                           C                            C….  
 -9    -9      8   -9    -8    -6        -9     8     7     -8    7… 
  I    wait-ed but you must have lost your wa-ay…
 ...    D                            D                                G                            G                             …pause
   6     7   -8  
 Yes I’ve got
 CHORUS
 END