| A | D | |
| They just don?t know how lost I feel with- | -out you |
| E | A | |
| my | teardrops never see the light of | day |
| D | |
| I laugh and joke each time they talk a- | -bout you |
| E | A | |
| but if | they heard my heart they?d hear it | say |
| (Chorus) |
| A | D | |
| Excuse me, I think I?ve got a | heartache |
| E | |
| there?s an | aching deep inside |
| A | |
| and it just won?t be | denied |
| D | |
| excuse me, I think I?ve got a | heartache |
| E | A | |
| and I | better say goodbye before I | cry |
| A | D | E | A | |
| Instrumental break | 2X |
| A | D | |
| I guess it?s pride that makes me hide my | sorrow |
| E | A | |
| I | live a lie in all I do and | say |
| D | |
| my lips may lie and paint a bright | tomorrow |
| E | A | |
| but | if I told the truth I?d have to | say |
| Chorus |
| A | D | E | A | |
| Instrumental break | 2X |
| Chorus |
| E | A | |
| and I | better say good bye before I | cry (3X) |