play through first verse
[Dm] [F] [C]
V V V V ^ V V V
[Dm]Can hold my breath only fo[F]r a litt[C]le while
[Dm]'til reality start[F]s sinking [C]in
[Dm]once again i'm settl[F]ing for [C]second best
[Dm]turn the pages skip[F] to the [C]end
[Bb]to where i swore that i wo[Dm]uld try since the las[Bb]t time
i cross[C]ed that line in the back of my mind i know
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is spoken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm] [F] [C]
V V V V ^ V V V
X2
[Dm]miles away promise f[F]rom a bu[C]rning bed
[Dm]two worlds should ne[F]ver coll[C]ide
[Dm]one word would end i[F]t if you[C] ever heard
[Dm]tear the page out th[F]at remin[C]ds me
[Bb]when i swore that i'd[Dm] be strong now the [Bb]next time has
[C]come and gone well maybe i'm wrong i know
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/default/it_only_hurts_tab_ver_2.html )
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is spoken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm]i know what your fee[C]ling it's hard to beli[Bb]eve in someone,
so[C]meone who's not there
i[Dm] know that your wai[C]ting 'cause love is worth s[Gm]aving but only for so
lo[Bb]ng, so long, so long
Guitar Solo
[Bb]i swore that i would [Dm]try since the [Bb]last time, the last time
[Dm] [F] [C]
V V V V ^ V V V
X2
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is s[Gm]poken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is s[Gm]poken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm] [F] [C]
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-----------------5---------2--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--------------------------------|
--- 7------7--8-----8--7---3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5--------------------------------|
----5----------------------3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------------|
----5----------------------1--1-1-1-1---3-3-3--------------------------------|
V V V V ^ V V V
[Dm]Can hold my breath only fo[F]r a litt[C]le while
[Dm]'til reality start[F]s sinking [C]in
[Dm]once again i'm settl[F]ing for [C]second best
[Dm]turn the pages skip[F] to the [C]end
[Bb]to where i swore that i wo[Dm]uld try since the las[Bb]t time
i cross[C]ed that line in the back of my mind i know
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is spoken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm] [F] [C]
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--------6------------------1--1-1-1-1---3-3-3--------------------------------|
-----------------5---------2--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--------------------------------|
--- 7------7--8-----8--7---3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5--------------------------------|
----5----------------------3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------------|
----5----------------------1--1-1-1-1---3-3-3--------------------------------|
V V V V ^ V V V
X2
[Dm]miles away promise f[F]rom a bu[C]rning bed
[Dm]two worlds should ne[F]ver coll[C]ide
[Dm]one word would end i[F]t if you[C] ever heard
[Dm]tear the page out th[F]at remin[C]ds me
[Bb]when i swore that i'd[Dm] be strong now the [Bb]next time has
[C]come and gone well maybe i'm wrong i know
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/default/it_only_hurts_tab_ver_2.html )
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is spoken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm]i know what your fee[C]ling it's hard to beli[Bb]eve in someone,
so[C]meone who's not there
i[Dm] know that your wai[C]ting 'cause love is worth s[Gm]aving but only for so
lo[Bb]ng, so long, so long
Guitar Solo
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G-------------5-5/7-5---------------------------5-5/7-5---------------------|
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A-------------------------------8-7h8---------------------------------------|
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B----6-6/8-6----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------5-5/7-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------5-5/7-5----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------8-7h8---------------------------------------|
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[Bb]i swore that i would [Dm]try since the [Bb]last time, the last time
[Dm] [F] [C]
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--------6------------------1--1-1-1-1---3-3-3--------------------------------|
-----------------5---------2--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--------------------------------|
--- 7------7--8-----8--7---3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5--------------------------------|
----5----------------------3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------------|
----5----------------------1--1-1-1-1---3-3-3--------------------------------|
V V V V ^ V V V
X2
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is s[Gm]poken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when your [C]eyes are open
[Dm]lies get[F] tossed and tr[C]uth is s[Gm]poken
[Dm]it only [F]hurts when that [C]door gets open
[Bb]dreams are lost and hearts are broken