Cause It Hurts accords

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I had a friend I knew in the ninth grade
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And he didn't come to class one day
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'Cause they found something inside his brain
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so they sent him home
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So I went to see him after school
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I said "Is there something I can do that
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Might make you feel more comfortable?"
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And he told me "No"
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He said "I'm happy that you made it,
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please don't treat me like your patient
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I don't need more medication," mmm

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The only way I know that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts
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So anything that takes away my pain will make it worse
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'Cause if I'm numb I might as well be underneath the dirt
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The only way I know that I'm alive,
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that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts
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Is 'cause it hurts

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And I won't forget the things he said
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Every time I start to feel depressed
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To be grateful that I still have breath down inside my lungs
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'Cause without the darkness there's no light
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And without the pain there'd be no life so
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Even when it hurts inside I won't try to run

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I'll be happy that I made it,
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I'll be open, I'll embrace it
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I won't take no medication, mmm

    Dm         F             Am                      G      
The only way I know that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts
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So anything that takes away my pain will make it worse
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'Cause if I'm numb I might as well be underneath the dirt
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The only way I know that I'm alive,
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that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts
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Is 'cause it hurts
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The only way I know that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts
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So anything that takes away my pain will make it worse
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'Cause if I'm numb I might as well be underneath the dirt, mmm
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The only way I know that I'm alive,
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that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts

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Is 'cause it hurts
                  Dm F Am G
Is 'cause it hurts
                  Dm F Am G
Is 'cause it hurts
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Is 'cause it hurts