Intro: Am G F E
Am
And there’s a heartache and a memory
G F E Am
and just a tear or two, In a broken-hearted lovers’ stew
Dm
There are nine carrots to remind me of the ring I bought for you
G C
Some mint for all the crazy things that we ‘mint’ to do
Am Dm
А lettuce, ‘cause your Mum and Dad would not ‘lettuce’ alone
Bb C E
I won’t put in the truffles, you’ve got truffles of your own
Am G
An artichoke for the hearty jokes your father used to tell
F E
And as he was a Welshman we’ll have a leek as well
Dm Am
And your cousin, the religious one, so sanctimonious
E
For him some loafs and fishes ‘cause that’s all he ever does
Chorus:
Am G
And there’s a heartache and a memory and just a tear or two,
F E C
in a broken-hearted lovers’ stew
Am Dm
There’s a radish ‘cause you kept repeating that your love was true
G C
А beetroot for the way I said that I’d beetroot to you
Am Dm
Some shallots for the time I said I love you such shallot
Bb G C E
Some capers to remind me of what up to which we got
Am G
А turnip for the way you always used to turnip late
F E
А melon for the melon-choly way I used to wait
Dm Am
А chilli for how I felt while I waited for you
E
And a marrow to remind me of what I was frozen to
Am G
And there’s a heartache and a memory and just a tear or two,
F E Am
in a broken-hearted lovers’ stew
Dm
There’s a swede to remind me of the man you left for me
G C
An egg because you used to egg me on incessantly
Am Dm
And your little baby brother, what a messy little kid
Bb C
For him some wine and water, ‘cause that’s all he ever did
Am G F
Oh I was fond of Olives and you liked Herbs I know,
E
I gave up seeing Olive but Herb didn’t want to go
Dm Am
So for the man who won you there is one thing I must do
E Am
For him some sage and onions ‘cause he want’s stuffing too
G
And there’s a heartache and a memory and just a tear
F E
or two in a broken-hearted lovers’ stew
