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It Only Hurts When I Cry

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[Intro]
A D  E  A
[Chorus]
  AThe only time I feel a Dpain
  E7Is in the sunshine or the Arain
  AAnd I don't feel no A7hurt at Dall
  E7Unless you count when teardrops Afall
 AI tell the truth 'cept A7when I Dlie
 E7And it only hurts me when I Acry 
[Verse 1] 
N.C.                            
You couldn't tell it by this
E7smile
  E7But my recovery took a Awhile
  AI worked for days and nights on E7end
  E7Just to walk and talk aAgain
  A7You can't believe the time it Dtakes
 DTo heal a heart once it E7breaks
[Chorus]
  E7The only time I feel a Dpain
  E7Is in the sunshine or the Arain
  AAnd I don't feel no A7hurt at Dall
  E7Unless you count when teardrops Afall
 AI tell the truth 'cept A7when I Dlie
 E7And it only hurts me when I Acry 
[Instrumental]
A D  E  A   D   E   A
[Bridge]
AOh maybe every now and E7then
 E7I have a small heartache aAgain
 AYou wouldn't know to look at E7me
 E7There's tiny scars that you can't AseeA7  
 A7It was a struggle to surDvive
 DI'm probably lucky I'm aE7live
[Chorus]
N.C.
The only time I feel a 
Dpain
  E7Is in the sunshine or the Arain
  AAnd I don't feel no hurt at Dall
  E7Unless you count when teardrops Afall
 AI tell the truth 'cept when I Dlie
 E7And it only hurts me when I Acry 
[Outro]
AI tell the truth 'cept when I Dlie
 E7It only hurts me when I Acry

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The story behind the song

This song, co-written by Dwight Yoakam and Roger Miller, captures that classic feeling of trying to play it cool after a heartbreak. It's the kind of tune where you pretend everything's fine, even though inside, every little thing reminds you of the pain. Released in 1991 on the album If There Was a Way, it carries a touch of melancholy, made even more poignant as it was one of the last songs Miller wrote. Playing this song means tapping into that wry, bittersweet humor of a love lost but not quite forgotten.

AI-written from these sources:It Only Hurts When I Cry — Wikipedia ↗Dwight Yoakam — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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It Only Hurts When I Cry

by Dwight Yoakam

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[Intro]

A D E A

[Chorus]

A D

The only time I feel a pain

E7 A

Is in the sunshine or the rain

A A7 D

And I don't feel no hurt at all

E7 A

Unless you count when teardrops fall

A A7 D

I tell the truth 'cept when I lie

E7 A

And it only hurts me when I cry

[Verse 1]

N.C.

You couldn't tell it by this

smile

E7 A

But my recovery took a while

A E7

I worked for days and nights on end

E7 A

Just to walk and talk again

A7 D

You can't believe the time it takes

D E7

To heal a heart once it breaks

[Chorus]

E7 D

The only time I feel a pain

E7 A

Is in the sunshine or the rain

A A7 D

And I don't feel no hurt at all

E7 A

Unless you count when teardrops fall

A A7 D

I tell the truth 'cept when I lie

E7 A

And it only hurts me when I cry

[Instrumental]

A D E A D E A

[Bridge]

A E7

Oh maybe every now and then

E7 A

I have a small heartache again

A E7

You wouldn't know to look at me

E7 A A7

There's tiny scars that you can't see

A7 D

It was a struggle to survive

D E7

I'm probably lucky I'm alive

[Chorus]

N.C.

The only time I feel a

pain

E7 A

Is in the sunshine or the rain

A D

And I don't feel no hurt at all

E7 A

Unless you count when teardrops fall

A D

I tell the truth 'cept when I lie

E7 A

And it only hurts me when I cry

[Outro]

A D

I tell the truth 'cept when I lie

E7 A

It only hurts me when I cry

About It Only Hurts When I Cry Chords by Dwight Yoakam

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FAQ — It Only Hurts When I Cry by Dwight Yoakam

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The chords for "It Only Hurts When I Cry" show the original chord names (including A, D, E, E7, A7, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.