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It Was Easier To Hurt Him

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BbI should have told him that I needed him
When I had the chance 
And now he's left me and it's all over
GoodDm7bye romance
I sD#hould have told him tCmhen oD#ver and over agCmain
That FI love him
Chorus:
FBut, Bbit was D#easier to Fhurt him, D#ooh
BbIt was D#easier to Fhurt him, D#ooh
BbIt was D#easier to Fhurt him
That's what I D#thought was being so Dm7smart
The way I cheated him and mistreated him
How could I forget?
I was so sure that he would always trust in me
Oh, that I'd take a bet, no, no, no
He'd never say goodbye but here all alone am I
He is gone now, ahh, 'cause
Chorus +:
It was easier to hurt him, I need him so bad
It was easier to hurt him, What did I do?
It was easier to hurt him, I should have known better
It was easier to hurt him, I need him so bad 

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It Was Easier To Hurt Him

by Dusty Springfield

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Dm7

I should have told him that I needed him

When I had the chance

And now he's left me and it's all over

Dm7

Goodbye romance

D# Cm D# Cm

I should have told him then over and over again

That I love him

Chorus:

F Bb D# F D#

But, it was easier to hurt him, ooh

Bb D# F D#

It was easier to hurt him, ooh

Bb D# F

It was easier to hurt him

D# Dm7

That's what I thought was being so smart

The way I cheated him and mistreated him

How could I forget?

I was so sure that he would always trust in me

Oh, that I'd take a bet, no, no, no

He'd never say goodbye but here all alone am I

He is gone now, ahh, 'cause

Chorus +:

It was easier to hurt him, I need him so bad

It was easier to hurt him, What did I do?

It was easier to hurt him, I should have known better

It was easier to hurt him, I need him so bad

About It Was Easier To Hurt Him Chords by Dusty Springfield

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