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Love Hurts

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Love Hurts - Nazareth
[Intro]
e|-G--------3-------|-G--------3-------|-F0-------C0-------|
B|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-1-------1-------|
G|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-2-------0-------|
D|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-3-------2-------| x2
A|---2-------------|---2-------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|
[Verse 1]
Love Ghurts, love Emscars, love Cwounds and Dmars
Cadd9Any   Gheart, not Emtough or Cstrong eDnough
To Cadd9take a lot of Gpain, Btake a lot of Empain
BLove is like a Ccloud, it holds a lot of Drain
     Cadd9Love Ghurts, Fooh Choo love Ghurts
[Verse 2]
I'm Gyoung, I Emknow, but Ceven Dso
Cadd9I know a Gthing or Emtwo, I Clearned from Dyou
I Cadd9really learned a Glot, Breally learned a Emlot
BLove is like a Cflame, it burns you when it's Dhot
     Cadd9Love Ghurts, Fooh Choo love Ghurts
[Bridge]
EmSome fools think of BhappiEmness, BblissfulEmness, toBgetherEmness
ASome fools fool themselves, I guess
AmThey're not foolin' mDe
I Cadd9know it isn't tGrue, I Bknow it isn't tEmrue
BLove is just a Clie made to make you Dblue
     Cadd9Love Ghurts, Fooh Choo love Ghurts
FOoh Choo love Ghurts
[Solo]
(Play end over outro)
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-8---10-8---13-8---12-10---12-|-8---10-8---13-8---12-10--15--|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
(Rhythm)
|      G|      Em|      C|   D   Cadd9|
|      G|      Em|      C| D  
[Outro]
I Cadd9know it isn't tGrue, I Bknow it isn't tEmrue
BLove is just a Clie made to make you Dblue
     Cadd9Love Ghurts, Fooh Choo love Ghurts
FOoh Cooh love Ghurts, Fooh Cooh

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O22OOO

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

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E minor

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Love Hurts

by Nazareth

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Cadd9

Love Hurts - Nazareth

[Intro]

G G F C

e|---------3-------|---------3-------|-0-------0-------|

B|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-1-------1-------|

G|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-2-------0-------|

D|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-3-------2-------| x2

A|---2-------------|---2-------------|-3-------3-------|

E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|

[Verse 1]

G Em C D

Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and mars

Cadd9 G Em C D

Any heart, not tough or strong enough

Cadd9 G B Em

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

B C D

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

Cadd9 G F C G

Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts

[Verse 2]

G Em C D

I'm young, I know, but even so

Cadd9 G Em C D

I know a thing or two, I learned from you

Cadd9 G B Em

I really learned a lot, really learned a lot

B C D

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

Cadd9 G F C G

Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts

[Bridge]

Em B Em B Em B Em

Some fools think of happiness, blissfulness, togetherness

Some fools fool themselves, I guess

Am D

They're not foolin' me

Cadd9 G B Em

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

B C D

Love is just a lie made to make you blue

Cadd9 G F C G

Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts

F C G

Ooh hoo love hurts

[Solo]

(Play end over outro)

e|------------------------------|------------------------------|

B|-8---10-8---13-8---12-10---12-|-8---10-8---13-8---12-10--15--|

G|------------------------------|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

(Rhythm)

G Em C D Cadd9

| | | | |

G Em C D

| | | |

[Outro]

Cadd9 G B Em

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

B C D

Love is just a lie made to make you blue

Cadd9 G F C G

Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts

F C G F C

Ooh ooh love hurts, ooh ooh

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