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[Intro]
  FHurt people, Churt people's how it beGgins
And DmI don't wanna Emcause you paFin
This ain't the Cway that I thought we would Glive
[Verse 1]
When I sFtart to feel like I'm in Am7trouble again
I just Gkeep it as friends 'cause I know how it ends
When I Ffeel like I'll be the Am7devil again
I'll sit Gback and pretend like we Dmboth never meEmt
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I found Fcourage at 16, but lost Am7it at 23
I'm not Gokay, I'm not DmokayEm  
And I Flost my self-esteem beliAm7eving in a dream
I lost Gmy faith, I lost my faith, oh-oh
[Chorus]
  FHurt people, Churt people's how it beGgins
And DmI don't wanna Emcause you paFin
This ain't the Cway that I thought we would GliveDm  Em  
FYou might think that I'm crazy
CYou might think you can save me
GI wish it was that easDmyEm  
Oh-oh-oh-Foh, hurt people, Churt people, that's how it Gends
    N.C.                          F     C  G  
And I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh
No, AmI don't wanna Gcause you paFin, eCh, eGh
No, AmI don't wanna Gcause you pain
[Verse 2]
When our Fcracks appear and we Am7fall in-between
Oh, you Gsuddenly see this is far from your dreams
When the Fchaos comes it'll Am7sweep us away
I'm a Gslave to my ways, you deDmserve better daEmys
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I found Fcourage at 16, and lost Am7it when you met me
That's not Gokay, It's not DmokayEm  
So don't Flose your self-esteem beliAm7eving in a dream
And lose Gyour way, don't lose your faith, oh-oh
[Chorus]
  FHurt people, Churt people's how it beGgins
And DmI don't wanna Emcause you paFin
This ain't the Cway that I thought we would Glive, DmohEm  
FYou might think that I'm crazy
CYou might think you can save me
GI wish it was that easDmyEm  
Oh-oh-oh-Foh, hurt people, Churt people, that's how it Gends
    N.C.                          F     C  G  
And I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh
No, AmI don't wanna Gcause you paFin, eCh, eGh
No, AmI don't wanna Gcause you pain
[Bridge]
  FWhy won't you heCar me when I say
  GYou're way too goDmod for me Emanyway?
  FWhy won't you heCar me when I say
  GYou're way too good for me anyway?
[Chorus]
  FHurt people, Churt people's how it beGgins
And DmI don't wanna Emcause you paFin
This ain't the Cway that I thought we would Glive, DmohEm  
FYou might think that I'm crazy (Crazy)
CYou might think you can save me (Save me)
GI wish it was that easDmy (EaEmsy)
Oh-oh-oh-Foh, hurt people, Churt people, that's how it Gends
    N.C.                          F     C  G  
And I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh
No, AmI don't wanna Gcause you paFin, eCh, eGh
No, AmI don't wanna Gcause you paFin
[Outro]
  CCause you paGinDm  Em  F  
CI don't wanna cause you paGin

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Hurt People

by Gryffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

F C G

Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins

Dm Em F

And I don't wanna cause you pain

C G

This ain't the way that I thought we would live

[Verse 1]

F Am7

When I start to feel like I'm in trouble again

I just keep it as friends 'cause I know how it ends

F Am7

When I feel like I'll be the devil again

G Dm Em

I'll sit back and pretend like we both never met

[Pre-Chorus 1]

F Am7

I found courage at 16, but lost it at 23

G Dm Em

I'm not okay, I'm not okay

F Am7

And I lost my self-esteem believing in a dream

I lost my faith, I lost my faith, oh-oh

[Chorus]

F C G

Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins

Dm Em F

And I don't wanna cause you pain

C G Dm Em

This ain't the way that I thought we would live

You might think that I'm crazy

You might think you can save me

G Dm Em

I wish it was that easy

F C G

Oh-oh-oh-oh, hurt people, hurt people, that's how it ends

F C G

N.C.

And I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh

Am G F C G

No, I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh

Am G

No, I don't wanna cause you pain

[Verse 2]

F Am7

When our cracks appear and we fall in-between

Oh, you suddenly see this is far from your dreams

F Am7

When the chaos comes it'll sweep us away

G Dm Em

I'm a slave to my ways, you deserve better days

[Pre-Chorus 2]

F Am7

I found courage at 16, and lost it when you met me

G Dm Em

That's not okay, It's not okay

F Am7

So don't lose your self-esteem believing in a dream

And lose your way, don't lose your faith, oh-oh

[Chorus]

F C G

Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins

Dm Em F

And I don't wanna cause you pain

C G Dm Em

This ain't the way that I thought we would live, oh

You might think that I'm crazy

You might think you can save me

G Dm Em

I wish it was that easy

F C G

Oh-oh-oh-oh, hurt people, hurt people, that's how it ends

F C G

N.C.

And I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh

Am G F C G

No, I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh

Am G

No, I don't wanna cause you pain

[Bridge]

F C

Why won't you hear me when I say

G Dm Em

You're way too good for me anyway?

F C

Why won't you hear me when I say

You're way too good for me anyway?

[Chorus]

F C G

Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins

Dm Em F

And I don't wanna cause you pain

C G Dm Em

This ain't the way that I thought we would live, oh

You might think that I'm crazy (Crazy)

You might think you can save me (Save me)

G Dm Em

I wish it was that easy (Easy)

F C G

Oh-oh-oh-oh, hurt people, hurt people, that's how it ends

F C G

N.C.

And I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh

Am G F C G

No, I don't wanna cause you pain, eh, eh

Am G F

No, I don't wanna cause you pain

[Outro]

C G Dm Em F

Cause you pain

C G

I don't wanna cause you pain

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