Chords for You've Got To Hurt before You Heal by Bobby"Blue" Bland

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ When [Ab] you lose _ the _ [C] one you _ love, _ [Fm] your heart goes through changes, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ especially [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _
when [Ab] the
sweet memory _ _ still _ [Eb] holds that thrill. _
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And just [Ab] when you think _ the _ _ [C] pain is all _ gone, _ [Db] don't fool yourself _ or [Ab] _ [Db] scare the deal. _ _
[Ab] [Db] That's the way [Ab] love works. _ _ _
_ You've [Bbm] got to have it.
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_ Before [Ab] you lose it.
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_ Oh [Ab] yes you have.
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_ _ [Ab] You're gonna cry. _ _
Oh, [C] you're gonna cry. _ _ _
_ And [Fm] when the tears, _ _ they may stop falling.
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They may [Db] stop falling. _ _ _
_ Oh, [Ab] down your _ _ face.
But they [Eb] still fall _ [Abm] _
_ down [Eb] your _ heart.
_ You [Ab] never know how long the [C] wound will take to heal.
_ It [Db] might take months. _ _
It [Ab] could [Bbm] take _ [Db] years.
[Ab] But that's the way love works.
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_ You've [Bbm] got to [Ab] have [Ebm] it.
_ Before [Ab] you lose it.
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_ I [Ab] say before you lose [Db] [Eb] it.
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_ _ [Ab] You're gonna cry. _ _
_ Oh, [C] you're gonna cry. _ _
_ [Fm] And when the tears, _ _ they may stop falling. _ _
[Ab] They may [Db] stop falling. _ _
_ Oh, down [Ab] your _ face. _
But they [Eb] still fall _ [Ab] _
_ down [Eb] your heart. _ _ _
Oh, you [Ab] never know how long the wound will take [C] to heal. _ _ _
_ It might [Db] take months. _ _ _
_ [Cm] It [Bbm] could take _ [Db] years.
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But that's the way love works. Uh [Fm]-huh.
_ You've [Db] got to have _ [Eb] it.
_ Before [Ab] you lose it.
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_ Oh [Ab] yes you have.
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_ [Ab] Just when you think _ the pain is [C] all gone. _ _ _
_ _ [Db] Don't fool yourself. _ _
_ [Cm] Cause [Bbm] here you feel.
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And [Ab] that's the way love works.
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Cause [Bbm] you've got to have _ [Eb] it.
_ Before [Ab] you lose it.
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_ Oh [Ab] yes you have.
_ [Eb] _
That's the way [Ab] love works.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bbm] You've got to have _ [Eb] it.
Well, before [Ab] you lose [Db] it.
_ Gonna [Ab] say it one more time.
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That's the way [Ab] love works.
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Make [Db] that love.
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_ Before [Ab] you lose _ [Db] it.
_ _ [Ab] Oh yes you have.
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