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Love Hurts

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Love Hurts chords
Capo III *
GLove hurts, love Emscars, love Cwounds and D7mars
Any Gheart not Emtough nor Cstrong eD7nough
To take a lot of Gpain, B7take a lot of Empain,
Love is like a Ccloud, holds a lot of D7rain .....
Love Ghurts ......
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.
GI'm young, I Emknow, but Ceven D7so
I know a Gthing or Emtwo, I've Clearned from D7you
I've really learned a Glot, B7really learned a Emlot
Love is like a Cflame ,it burns you when it's D7hot
Love Ghurts ......
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.      
CSome fools rave on B7happiEmness, B7blissfullEmness, toB7getherEmness
A7Some fools fool themselves I guess
But Cthey're not fooling D7me ......
I know it isn't Gtrue, B7know it isn't Emtrue
Love is just a Clie, made to make you D7blue
Love Ghurts ......
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.
FOoCoh ...... love Ghurts.
Capo I
  G= A  
 Em= F#m  
  C= D  
 D7= E7  
 B7= C#7  
  F= G  
 A7= B7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  G= D  
 Em= Bm  
  C= G  
 D7= A7  
 B7= F#7  
  F= C  
 A7= E7  

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Love Hurts

by Roy Orbison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#7

F#7

Love Hurts chords

Capo III *

G Em C D7

Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and mars

G Em C D7

Any heart not tough nor strong enough

G B7 Em

To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain,

C D7

Love is like a cloud, holds a lot of rain .....

Love hurts ......

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

G Em C D7

I'm young, I know, but even so

G Em C D7

I know a thing or two, I've learned from you

G B7 Em

I've really learned a lot, really learned a lot

C D7

Love is like a flame ,it burns you when it's hot

Love hurts ......

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

C B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em

Some fools rave on happiness, blissfullness, togetherness

Some fools fool themselves I guess

C D7

But they're not fooling me ......

G B7 Em

I know it isn't true, know it isn't true

C D7

Love is just a lie, made to make you blue

Love hurts ......

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

F C G

Oooh ...... love hurts.

Capo I

G A

Em F#m

C D

D7 E7

B7 C#7

F G

A7 B7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G D

Em Bm

C G

D7 A7

B7 F#7

F C

A7 E7

About Love Hurts Chords by Roy Orbison

Learn how to play Love Hurts by Roy Orbison with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Love Hurts chords”, “Love Hurts guitar chords”, or “Roy Orbison Love Hurts chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Love Hurts chords and for experienced players who want accurate Love Hurts lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, C, D7, B7, F.

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What key is "Love Hurts" in?

The chords for "Love Hurts" show the original chord names (including G, Em, C, D7, B7, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.