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Half Heaven Half Heartache

Gene Pitney

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                     "Half Heaven - Half Heartache"
                     (Aaron Schroeder - Wally Gold)

Intro:

	Eb
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	Eb
	My arms reach out for you
	           Eb+
	I kiss you tenderly
	              Cm           Ab
	But when you touch my lips
	               Bb7
	You're kissing him, not me
	     Bb [N.C.]
	Why must it be

Chorus 1:

	 Eb          Eb+
	Half heaven,     half heartache
	Ab        Abm
	My loving you, darlin'
	 Eb                         Bb/F     Bb        [N.C.]
	Can't you forget that other love you knew, mmm

Verse 2:

	Within your angel eyes
	A world of dreams are there
	Yet I keep wondering
	If they are mine to share
	Oh, it's just not fair

Chorus 2:

	Half heaven, half heartache
	My loving you, darlin'
	Eb                          Fm   Bb [N.C.]
	Oh, let my love be strong enough to
	 Eb            Eb+
	Take away the heartache
	     Ab
	And make my life
	   Abm                 Eb    B7   [N.C.]
	A heaven on earth with you

	(key changes to E)

Instrumental break:

	(verse chords in E)

	E                 E+
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	C#m      A        B7
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

[repeat chorus 2 in E]:

	 E           E+
	Half heaven,    half heartache
	A         Am
	My lovin' you, darlin'
	E                          F#m   B
	Oh, let my love be strong enough to
	 E              E+
	Take away the heartache
	     A
	And make my life
	   Am                   E    C7   E [end cold]
	A heaven on earth with you


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers