Hundred Proof Heartache Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Hundred Proof Heartache
Written and Recorded by Loretta Lynn
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I've got a hundred proof heartache and a
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case of the blues
My baby's gone and left me I've
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lost all I can
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lose
I've got a hundred proof heartache my
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world keeps turnin' round
This hundred proof heartache's got me
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You waded through my tears then said goodbye
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didn't seem to care how much I
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cry
You made your home the tavern down the street
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this old heart cries out with every
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I've got a hundred proof heartache and a
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case of the blues
You're holding someone else tonight
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I just got the
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news
You left a hundred proof heartache for a
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love that's second hand
This hundred proof heartache I can't
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stand
I've got a hundred proof heartache my
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world keeps turnin' round
This hundred proof heartache's got me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Hundred Proof Heartache?
- The song Hundred Proof Heartache was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
