Heartless by Kanye West deals with betrayal and heartache after a breakup. Kanye wrote this song following his breakup with his former fiancée, Alexis Phifer, and the death of his mother, Donda West, which profoundly impacted his life and work.
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Introduction:(0:00 - 0:11)
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Em
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In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
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Em
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
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To a woman so heartless
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Em
How could you be so heartless?
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How could you be so heartless?
G/C
How could you be so cold?
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Just remember that you talkin' to me though
Em
You need to watch the way you talkin' to me though
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I mean after all the things that we've been through
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I mean after all the things we got into
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Hey yo, I know of some things that you ain't told me
Em
Hey yo, I did some things but that's the old me
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And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me
G/C
So you walk around like you don't know me
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You got a new friend, well I got homies
Em
But in the end it's still so lonely
Am
G/C
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
F
Em
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
Am
G/C
To a woman so heartless
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Em
How could you be so heartless?
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How could you be so heartless?
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How could be so Dr. Evil?
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You're bringin' out a side of me that I don't know I decided we wasn't goin' speak so
Em
Why we up 3 a.m. on the phone?
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Why does she be so mad at me for?
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Homie, I don't know, she's hot and cold
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I won't stop, won't mess my groove up
Em
'Cause I already know how this thing go
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You run and tell your friends that you're leavin' me
G/C
They say that they don't see what you see in me
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You wait a couple months then you gon' see
Em
You'll never find nobody better than me
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G/C
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
F
Em
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
Am
G/C
To a woman so heartless
F
Em
How could you be so heartless?
Am
How could you be so heartless?
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Talkin', talkin', talkin' talk
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Baby let's just knock it off
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G/C
They don't know what we been through
G/C
Am
They don't know 'bout me and you
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So I got somethin' new to see
Am
And you just gon' keep hatin' me
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G/C
And we just gon' be enemies
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I know you can't believe
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I could just leave it wrong
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G/C
And you can't make it right
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Am
I'm gon' take off tonight ...
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G/C
Into the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
F
Em
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
Am
G/C
To a woman so heartless
F
Em
How could you be so heartless?
Am
G/C
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told