Hank Williams - Your Cheatin’ Heart Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[G7]Your cheatin’ [C]heart, [Cmaj7]
[C7]Will make you [F]weep, [Am] [Dm]
You’ll cry and [G7]cry, [F] [G7]
And try to [C]sleep, [G7]
But sleep won’t [C]come, [Cmaj7]
[C7]The whole night [F]through, [Am] [Dm]
Your cheatin [G7]heart, [F] [G7]will tell on [C]you [C7]
[chorus]
When tears come [F]down,
Like falling [C]rain,
You’ll toss [D7]around,
And call my [G7]name, [F] [G7]
You’ll walk the [C]floor, [Cmaj7]
[C7]The way I [F]do, [Am] [Dm]
Your cheatin’ [G7]heart, [F] [G7]will tell on [C]you [F] [C]
[Closing]
[G7]Your cheatin’ [C]heart, [Cmaj7]
[C7]Will pine some [F]day, [Am] [Dm]
And rue the [G7]love, [F] [G7]
You threw a[C]way, [G7]
The time will [C]come, [Cmaj7]
[C7]When you’ll be [F]blue, [Am] [Dm]
Your cheatin’ [G7]heart, [F] [G7]will tell on [C]you [C7]
[chorus]
When tears come [F]down,
Like falling [C]rain,
You’ll toss [D7]around,
And call my [G7]name, [F] [G7]
You’ll walk the [C]floor, [Cmaj7]
[C7]The way I [F]do, [Am] [Dm]
Your cheatin’[G7]heart, [F] [G7]will tell on [C]you [F] [C] [G7] [C]
How to play Your Cheatin' Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart on guitar requires 8 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Your Cheatin' Heart uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (13), C7 → F (8), and F → G7 (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G7 - C chord transition.
1. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → Cmaj7 chord transition
To move from C to Cmaj7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
3. Cmaj7 → C7 chord transition
To move from Cmaj7 to C7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
4. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
5. F → Am chord transition
To move from F to Am;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
6. Am → Dm chord transition
To move from Am to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
7. Dm → G7 chord transition
To move from Dm to G7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
8. G7 → F chord transition
To move from G7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
9. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
10. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
11. C → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
12. D7 → G7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
Your Cheatin' Heart chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Your Cheatin' Heart.
- Your Cheatin' Heart includes 83 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Your Cheatin' Heart contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Your Cheatin' Heart connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → F: 5%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → Am: 11%