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What Hurts The Most

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Eminor

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo: 1
[Intro]
e|-Em------------------------------------D-------------Cadd9-----0------------------|
B|--------------------------------3-------------3----------------3----------|
G|----------------------------0------------2------------------0-------------|
D|-------------------------2-----------0-------------------2----------------|  (x2)
A|--0-2h3-2-0---------------------------------------3-----------------------|
E|-----------------3--0-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
 Em7I can take the rDain on the roof of this Cadd9empty house,
That don't boDther me,
 Em7I can take a few tDears now and then and just Clet em out,
I'm nDot       aCadd9fraid to cry every once in a while,
EDven though Em7goin on with you gone, still upsets me,
Cadd9There are days every now and again, I pretend I'm ok,
But that's a nDot what gets me
[Chorus]
   EmWhat hurts the moDst,      Cadd9was being so close,
 GAnd having so much to say,  C    Dand watching you walk away,
   EmAnd never knowiDn',        Cadd9what could've been,
 GAnd not seein that lovin Dsus4you, is what I Dwas tryin to Em7doD  Cadd9  
[Verse 2]
   Em7It's hard to deal with the pDain of losin you everyCadd9where I go,
But I'm doDin' it,
   Em7It's hard to force that smDile when I see our old fCadd9riends and I'm alone,
Still haDrder,
Cadd9Gettin up, gettin dressed, livin with tDhis regret,
But Em7I know if I could do it ovDer,     Cadd9I would trade, give away
All the words that I saved in my heart that I lefDt unspoken
[Chorus]
   EmWhat hurts the moDst,      Cadd9is being so close,
 GAnd having so much to sayC,   Dand watching you walk away,
   EmAnd never knowiDn',        Cadd9what could've been,
 GAnd not seein that lovin Dsus4you, is what I Dwas tryin to dCoD  C  
[Instrumental]
     Em      D         Cadd9HeyEm  D  Cadd9  
[Chorus]
   EmWhat hurts the moDst,      Cadd9was being so close,
 GAnd having so much to say,(Cto sDay)  and watching you walk awaD#my,Em  
   EmAnd never knowiDn',        Cadd9what could've been,
 GAnd not seein that loCvin yDou, is what I was trGyin to Cadd9do,
And not seein that lovin yDou, That's what I was tryin to Em7do.D  Cadd9  Em7  D  Cadd9  
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What Hurts The Most

by Rascal Flatts

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

D#m

Capo: 1

[Intro]

Em D Cadd9

e|-------------------------------------------------------0------------------|

B|--------------------------------3-------------3----------------3----------|

G|----------------------------0------------2------------------0-------------|

D|-------------------------2-----------0-------------------2----------------| (x2)

A|--0-2h3-2-0---------------------------------------3-----------------------|

E|-----------------3--0-----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em7 D Cadd9

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

That don't bother me,

Em7 D C

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

D Cadd9

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

D Em7

Even though goin on with you gone, still upsets me,

Cadd9

There are days every now and again, I pretend I'm ok,

But that's a not what gets me

[Chorus]

Em D Cadd9

What hurts the most, was being so close,

G C D

And having so much to say, and watching you walk away,

Em D Cadd9

And never knowin', what could've been,

G Dsus4 D Em7 D Cadd9

And not seein that lovin you, is what I was tryin to do

[Verse 2]

Em7 D Cadd9

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

But I'm doin' it,

Em7 D Cadd9

It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone,

Still harder,

Cadd9 D

Gettin up, gettin dressed, livin with this regret,

Em7 D Cadd9

But I know if I could do it over, I would trade, give away

All the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken

[Chorus]

Em D Cadd9

What hurts the most, is being so close,

G C D

And having so much to say, and watching you walk away,

Em D Cadd9

And never knowin', what could've been,

G Dsus4 D C D C

And not seein that lovin you, is what I was tryin to do

[Instrumental]

Em D Cadd9 Em D Cadd9

Hey

[Chorus]

Em D Cadd9

What hurts the most, was being so close,

G C D D#m Em

And having so much to say,(to say) and watching you walk away,

Em D Cadd9

And never knowin', what could've been,

G C D G Cadd9

And not seein that lovin you, is what I was tryin to do,

D Em7 D Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9

And not seein that lovin you, That's what I was tryin to do.

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