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When Love Hurts

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Capo 4
[Intro]
When love AmhurtsG, bFabyG  
Yeah, Fthat's how you know Git's rFealG  
When love AmhuGrtFs, Gyeah Fthat's how Git
                   F           G(Am)
Yeah that's how you know it's real
[Verse 1]
AmIt's like we Gspeak a different FlanguageG  
FThese double-Gsided converFsations set Gme up
AmKeep dodging Gbullets in the FbedroomG  
FBut neither Gone will ever Fsay we've had eGnough
[Pre-Chorus]
AmHelGp, FI Gcan't Ftell Gif we're Fending
UGntil we Ambreak Gdown, sFay it nGow, we're FthroughG  
All you FdoG  
[Chorus]
When love AmhurtsG, bFabyG  
Yeah, Fthat's how you know Git's rFealG  
When love AmhuGrtFs, Gyeah Fthat's how Git
Yeah Fthat's how you Gknow
When love AmhurtsG, bFabyG  
Yeah, Fthat's how you know Git's rFealG  
When love AmhuGrtFs, Gyeah Fthat's how Git
Yeah Fthat's how you Gknow it's real
[Post-Chorus]
 Am   G   F   G   F   G   F   G(x2)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 2]
AmThose signs went Gthrough me like a Ffreight trainG  
FYou're getting off Gtesting my Fpatience 'til Git's gone
AmBut then agGain, I do the Fsame thingG  
FAnd neither Gone will ever Fsay we've had eGnough
[Pre-Chorus]
AmHelGp, FI Gcan't Ftell Gif we're Fending
UGntil we Ambreak Gdown, sFay it nGow, we're FthroughG  
All you Fdo (oh all you doG)
[Chorus]
When love AmhurtsG, bFabyG  
Yeah, Fthat's how you know Git's rFealG  
When love AmhuGrtFs, Gyeah Fthat's how Git
Yeah Fthat's how you Gknow
When love AmhurtsG, bFabyG  
Yeah, Fthat's how you know Git's rFeal (Gknow it's real)
When love AmhuGrtFs, Gyeah Fthat's how Git
Yeah Fthat's how you Gknow it's real
[Post-Chorus]
 Am   G   F   G   F   G   F   G(x4)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Yeah that's how you know it's real)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Yeah that's how you know it's real)
Am G F G F G F G
[Outro]
And Amthat's how you Gknow it's rFealG  F  
GOh Fand I Gknow it's real

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When Love Hurts

by JoJo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

[Intro]

Am G F G

When love hurts, baby

F G F G

Yeah, that's how you know it's real

Am G F G F G

When love hurts, yeah that's how it

F G

(Am)

Yeah that's how you know it's real

[Verse 1]

Am G F G

It's like we speak a different language

F G F G

These double-sided conversations set me up

Am G F G

Keep dodging bullets in the bedroom

F G F G

But neither one will ever say we've had enough

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G F G F G F

Help, I can't tell if we're ending

G Am G F G F G

Until we break down, say it now, we're through

F G

All you do

[Chorus]

Am G F G

When love hurts, baby

F G F G

Yeah, that's how you know it's real

Am G F G F G

When love hurts, yeah that's how it

F G

Yeah that's how you know

Am G F G

When love hurts, baby

F G F G

Yeah, that's how you know it's real

Am G F G F G

When love hurts, yeah that's how it

F G

Yeah that's how you know it's real

[Post-Chorus]

Am G F G F G F G

(x2)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]

Am G F G

Those signs went through me like a freight train

F G F G

You're getting off testing my patience 'til it's gone

Am G F G

But then again, I do the same thing

F G F G

And neither one will ever say we've had enough

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G F G F G F

Help, I can't tell if we're ending

G Am G F G F G

Until we break down, say it now, we're through

F G

All you do (oh all you do)

[Chorus]

Am G F G

When love hurts, baby

F G F G

Yeah, that's how you know it's real

Am G F G F G

When love hurts, yeah that's how it

F G

Yeah that's how you know

Am G F G

When love hurts, baby

F G F G

Yeah, that's how you know it's real (know it's real)

Am G F G F G

When love hurts, yeah that's how it

F G

Yeah that's how you know it's real

[Post-Chorus]

Am G F G F G F G

(x4)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

(Yeah that's how you know it's real)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

(Yeah that's how you know it's real)

Am G F G F G F G

[Outro]

Am G F G F

And that's how you know it's real

G F G

Oh and I know it's real

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