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Pain Is So Close To Pleasure

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written by: Freddie Mercury/John Deacon
album: A Kind Of Magic(1986)
[CHORUS]
COoh, ooh, pain is so close to Gpleasure, oh Amyeah
SunDmshine and rainy weather go Amhand in hand together all your Glife
COoh, ooh, pain is so close to Gpleasure everyAmbody knows
One Dmday we love each other then we're Amfighting one another all the Gtime
[VERSE 1]
CWhen I was young and Gjust getting started
A#And people talked to me they Fsounded broken hearted
CThen I grew up and Ggot my imagination
A#And all I wanted was to A7start a new relation
DmSo in love but Gmlove had a bad reaction
FI was looking for some A#good old satisfaction
But Fpain is all I got Gwhen all I needed was some love and affection
[CHORUS]
COoh, ooh, pain is so close to Gpleasure, oh Amyeah
SunDmshine and rainy weather go Amhand in hand together all your Glife
G7Pain and pleasure
[BRIDGE]
A#When your plans go Amwrong and you turn out the FlightG  A#7  
A#But inside of your Ammind you have to put up a fFightG  A#7  
[VERSE 2]
CWhere are the answers that we're Gall searching for
There's A#nothing in this world to be Fsure of anymore
SomeCdays you're feeling good, someGdays you're feeeling bad
But A#if you're feeling happy someone Aelse is always sad
Let the Dmsweetness of love wipe the A#tears from your face
For Ambetter for worse, so A#let's make the best of the Frest of our Gyears
[CHORUS]
COoh, ooh, pain is so close to Gpleasure, I Amtold you so
SunDmshine and rainy weather go Amhand in hand together all your Glife
G7Pain and pleasure 
Dooh, ooh, pain is so close to Apleasure, Bmyeah, yeah
SunEmshine and rainy weather go Bmhand in hand together all your Alife
All your BmlifeA.Bm  A  
[CODA]
BmPain - Apleasure...
BmPain - Apleasure...
BmPain - Apleasure...
BmPain - Apleasure...

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Pain Is So Close To Pleasure

by Queen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A#7

written by: Freddie Mercury/John Deacon

album: A Kind Of Magic(1986)

[CHORUS]

C G Am

Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, oh yeah

Dm Am G

Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life

C G Am

Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure everybody knows

Dm Am G

One day we love each other then we're fighting one another all the time

[VERSE 1]

C G

When I was young and just getting started

A# F

And people talked to me they sounded broken hearted

C G

Then I grew up and got my imagination

A# A7

And all I wanted was to start a new relation

Dm Gm

So in love but love had a bad reaction

F A#

I was looking for some good old satisfaction

F G

But pain is all I got when all I needed was some love and affection

[CHORUS]

C G Am

Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, oh yeah

Dm Am G

Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life

Pain and pleasure

[BRIDGE]

A# Am F G A#7

When your plans go wrong and you turn out the light

A# Am F G A#7

But inside of your mind you have to put up a fight

[VERSE 2]

C G

Where are the answers that we're all searching for

A# F

There's nothing in this world to be sure of anymore

C G

Somedays you're feeling good, somedays you're feeeling bad

A# A

But if you're feeling happy someone else is always sad

Dm A#

Let the sweetness of love wipe the tears from your face

Am A# F G

For better for worse, so let's make the best of the rest of our years

[CHORUS]

C G Am

Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, I told you so

Dm Am G

Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life

Pain and pleasure

D A Bm

ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, yeah, yeah

Em Bm A

Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life

Bm A Bm A

All your life.

[CODA]

Bm A

Pain - pleasure...

Bm A

Pain - pleasure...

Bm A

Pain - pleasure...

Bm A

Pain - pleasure...

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