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Joe Bonamassa

If Heartaches Were Nickels

by Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa

Biography:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Bonamassa was born in Utica, New York. He started playing guitar at age four, encouraged by his father, who was an avid music fan and exposed him to British blues rock records by Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, greatly inspiring him. At 11 years old Joe was mentored and trained by American guitar legend, Danny Gatton. When he was 12 years old, he had his own band called Smokin' Joe Bonamassa

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NOTE: Joe tunes down half step for this one.
This is my first attempt at this. The split "/" chords represent bass notes
over the chord used is a walk down or up.

Intro: Am Dm Am E7

Verse 1:
Am
I wish you could see me
Dm Am Dm Am
all broken down this way
Dm
but even if you saw me baby
Am Am/G#
I know, I still couldnt make you stay
Am/G Am/F#
I couldnt make you stay
F Dm Dm/E
you know about the high cost of living babe
F G Am
and someday you're gonna have to pay
Dm Am E7
gonna have to pay

Verse 2:
A woman like you needs all the finer things
and I knew that from the start . . . right from the start
I don’t have much to offer you baby
Just this old broken heart . . .just this old broken heart baby
If heartaches were nickels,
I wouldn’t be crying, crying in the dark baby . . .
Am Dm Am Am7
oh no I won’t

Chorus:
Dm
Yes if wine and pills were hundred dollar bills
Am
yeah I might keep you satisfied
Dm
If broken dreams, were limousines,
E7
I might take you for a ride yeah
Am Am/B Am/C Am/D
All I can do, is think of you
Dm F
and wish you were here by my side
C Dm
Yes if heartaches were nickels,
F E7 Am Dm Am E7
I'd might be the richest fool alive

Instrumental: (Solo) 2 rounds of verse structure

Chorus:




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