The Last Cheater's Waltz Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
The Last Cheater's Waltz
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Sonny Throckmorton
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
She's going to pieces when he walked in the door
She
C
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D
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E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
just has to see him she can't wait no more
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
Tonight she'll be with him no matter the cost
As the band plays the Last Cheater's
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Waltz
And ooo
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ooo
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
ooo
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
don't they play
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
lonely
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
Ooo
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
ooo
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ooo don't they play
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
sad
And ooo
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ooo
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
ooo
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
three quarters
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
only
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
See how he holds her as the band plays
The Last Cheater's
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Waltz
He tells her he loves her as the music plays on
He
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D
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E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
tells her he needs her but someone's at home
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
The ball game's all over and she knows she's lost
As the band plays the Last Cheater's
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Waltz
And ooo
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ooo
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
ooo
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
don't they play
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
lonely
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
Ooo
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
ooo
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ooo don't they play
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
sad
And ooo
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ooo
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
ooo
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
three quarters
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
only
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
See how he holds her as the band plays
The Last Cheater's
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Waltz
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Last Cheater's Waltz?
- The song The Last Cheater's Waltz was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
