Intro: Follow pattern of last line in Chorus*
[Porter]
(C) An acre of diamonds I'd (F) offer to (C) you
A solid gold mansion an airplane or (G) two (G7)
[Dolly]
This (C) whole world would be yours to (F) have and to (C) hold
If teardrops were pennies and (G) heartaches were (C) gold
CHORUS-Together
(C) If teardrops were penn-(C7)-ies and (F) heartaches were (C) gold
I'd have all the riches my pockets would (G) hold (G7)
I'd (C) be, oh, so wealt-(C7)-hy with (F) treasures un-(C)told
*(C) If teardrops were pennies and (G) heartaches were (C) gold
Instrumental: Follow pattern of last line in Chorus*
[Carl]
(C) The tears that have fallen won't (F) buy you a (C) thing
The heartache you caused me won't pay for a (G) ring (G7)
[Dolly]
The (C) love that I wanted would (F) not have grown (C) cold
If teardrops were pennies and (G) heartaches were (C) gold
Repeat Chorus
Ending
[Carl]
(C) But teardrops aren’t pennies
[Dolly]
And (G) heartaches aren’t (C) gold
