Hell Bent On A Heartache
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Hell Bent On A Heartache - Guy Clark
No Capo
Intro:
C G Am F
C G Am F
Verse:
C G
Ain't love funny?
Am F
Ain't love strange?
C G Am F
I say love is a dangerous game
C G
Shows no mercy
Am F
It has no rules
C G Am F
It's all the same for the kings and fools
Chorus:
C G Am F
And I'm hell bent on a heartache
C G
I should know better
Am F
But I guess I don't
C G Am F
I keep on learning the hard way
C G
Every time I turn around
Am F
I make the same mistake
C G Am F
Cause I'm hell bent on a heartache
C G F F
Hell bent on a heartache
Verse:
C G
Seems I'm always
Am F
getting burned
C G Am F
Just you wait until the table is turned
C G
Love's a gamble
Am F
Love's a curse
C G Am F
Love's a bitch but it could be worse
[Refrão] C G Am F
And I'm hell bent on a heartache
C G
I should know better
Am F
But I guess I don't
C G Am F
I keep on learning the hard way
C G
Every time I turn around
Am F
I make the same mistake
C G Am F
Cause I'm hell bent on a heartache
C G F F
Hell bent on a heartache
Bridge:
C G
Don't get me wrong
Am F
I believe in love
C G Am F
Sometimes that's just not enough
[Refrão] C G Am F
And I'm hell bent on a heartache
C G
I should know better
Am F
But I guess I don't
C G Am F
I keep on learning the hard way
C G
Every time I turn around
Am F
I make the same mistake
C G Am F
Ooh I'm hell bent on a heartache
C G F F
Hell bent on a heartache
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