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What Hurts The Most

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[Intro]
 Em7   D   Cadd9x2
[Verse]
Em7I can take the Drain on the roof of this Cadd9empty house
N.C.
That don't bother me
Em7I can take a few Dtears now and then and just Cadd9let em out
I'm not afrCadd9aid to cry every once in a while even though
Em7Goin' on with you gone Dstill upsets me
Cadd9There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's Dnot what gets me
[Chorus]
Em7What hurts the most
Cadd9Was being so close
Gsus2And havin' so much to say
DAnd watchin' you walk away
Em7And never knowin'
Cadd9What could've been
Gsus2And not seein' that lovin' you
DIs what I was tryin' to Cadd9doD  
[Verse]
Em7It's hard to deal with the Dpain of losin' you everyCadd9where I go
N.C.
But I'm doin' it
Em7It's hard to force that Dsmile when I see your friends and Cadd9I'm alone
N.C.
Still harder 
Cadd9Gettin' up, gettin' dressed, livin' with this regret
Em7But I know if I could do it oveDr
Cadd9I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I Dleft unspoken
[Chorus]
Em7What hurts the most
Cadd9Was being so close
Gsus2And havin' so much to say
DAnd watchin' you walk away
Em7And never knowin'
Cadd9What could've been
Gsus2And not seein' that lovin' you
DIs what I was tryin' to Cadd9doD  
[Solo]
 Em7   Gsus4   Cadd9   Dx2
[Chorus]
Em7What hurts the most
Cadd9Was being so close
Gsus2And havin' so much to say
DAnd watchin' you walk away
Em7And never knowin'
Cadd9What could've been
Gsus2And not seein' that lovin' you
DIs what I was tryin' to Cadd9doD  
N.C.
That's what I was tryin' to do
[Outro]
 Em7   D   Cadd9x2

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What Hurts The Most

by Aaron Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Gsus2

Gsus4

[Intro]

Em7 D Cadd9

[Verse]

Em7 D Cadd9

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house

N.C.

That don't bother me

Em7 D Cadd9

I can take a few tears now and then and just let em out

Cadd9

I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while even though

Em7 D

Goin' on with you gone still upsets me

Cadd9

There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay

But that's not what gets me

[Chorus]

Em7

What hurts the most

Cadd9

Was being so close

Gsus2

And havin' so much to say

And watchin' you walk away

Em7

And never knowin'

Cadd9

What could've been

Gsus2

And not seein' that lovin' you

D Cadd9 D

Is what I was tryin' to do

[Verse]

Em7 D Cadd9

It's hard to deal with the pain of losin' you everywhere I go

N.C.

But I'm doin' it

Em7 D Cadd9

It's hard to force that smile when I see your friends and I'm alone

N.C.

Still harder

Cadd9

Gettin' up, gettin' dressed, livin' with this regret

Em7 D

But I know if I could do it over

Cadd9

I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart

That I left unspoken

[Chorus]

Em7

What hurts the most

Cadd9

Was being so close

Gsus2

And havin' so much to say

And watchin' you walk away

Em7

And never knowin'

Cadd9

What could've been

Gsus2

And not seein' that lovin' you

D Cadd9 D

Is what I was tryin' to do

[Solo]

Em7 Gsus4 Cadd9 D

[Chorus]

Em7

What hurts the most

Cadd9

Was being so close

Gsus2

And havin' so much to say

And watchin' you walk away

Em7

And never knowin'

Cadd9

What could've been

Gsus2

And not seein' that lovin' you

D Cadd9 D

Is what I was tryin' to do

N.C.

That's what I was tryin' to do

[Outro]

Em7 D Cadd9

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