written by Carl Butler C F C If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold G7 I'd have all the treasures my pockets would hold C F C I'd be oh so wealthy with treasures untold G7 C If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold C F C An acre of diamonds I'd offer to you G7 A solid gold mansion an airplane or two C F C This world would be yours to have and to hold G7 C If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold F C The tears that have fallen won't buy you a thing G7 The heartache you caused me won't pay for a ring C F C The love that I wanted would not have grown cold G7 C If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold F C If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold G7 I'd have all the treasures my pockets would hold C F C I'd be oh so wealthy with treasures untold G7 C If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold