Chords for Theodis Ealey - You got to hurt before you heal

_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] When you lose the [B] one you love, [Em] your heart goes through changes, _ _ _ [G] _
especially [C] when the
sweet memories [G] _
still [D] hold their thrill.
Just _ _ [G] when you think _ the pain [B] is all gone, [C] don't fool yourself, _ [Am] cause here's the deal,
[D] that's the way love [G] works, _ [Em] you got [Am] to hurt [C] _ [G] before you heal.
[C] Oh Lord, yes you [G] have now, I know what you [D] mean.
_ [G] You're gonna cry, _ oh [B] you're gonna cry, and [Em] when the tears, they may stop falling, [G] they
may [C] stop falling, down [G] your face, but [D] they still fall, _ down your heart.
_ [G] You'll never know, how [B] long the wound will take to heal, [C] it might take months, and it
could [Am] take years, but that's the way [G] love works, [Em] you [Am] got to hurt [D] before [G] you heal.
Lord, help us now, I know what you're talking about.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ Well, [B] _
I'm sorry, Lord.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[A] _ I'm sorry.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
[A] I'm sorry.
_ [G] You're gonna cry, oh [B] you're gonna cry, and [Em] when the tears, they may stop [E] falling, they
may [C] stop falling, _ [G] down your face, _ [D] but they still fall, _ _ down your heart.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] Oh, you'll never know, [Bm] how long the wound will take to heal, [C] it might take months, and
it could [Am]
[A] take years, but that's [G] the way love works, [Em] you [Am] got to hurt [D] before [G] you [C] heal.
Oh, yes you do.
[G] Lord, have mercy.
And [D] _ [G] just when you think the [B] pain is all gone, [C] don't you fool yourself, because [Am] here's the deal,
[C] that's the [G] way love works, _ [Am] you got to hurt [D] before [G] you heal.
[C] Oh, yes you do.
Say it one more [G] time.
I know you do.
Lord, have mercy.
That's the way love works, [Em] _ [Am] you got to hurt [A] before [G] you heal.
[C] Lord, have mercy [G] now.
Oh, yeah.
[D] Oh, yeah.
That's the [G] way love works, [Em] you [Am] got to hurt [D] before [G] you heal.
[C] _ [G] Oh, [D] yeah.
[G] That's the way love works, _ [Em] you got [Am] to hurt before you heal.
Lord, have mercy.
[G] Oh, yeah.
That's the way love works, you got to hurt before you heal.
One more [A] time.
Lord, have mercy.
That's the [G] way love works, _ you got to [A]
hurt before [G] you heal.
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Lord, have mercy.
Yes, Lord, have mercy. _ _ _ _ _
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