It only hurts for a little while
G - C - G - D - Em - A7 - G - D - G - C
G C G
1. It only hurts for a little while,
Am - D7 G -
C
that's
what they tell me, that's what they say.
G C G
Oh, it only hurts for a little
while,
Am - D7 G - G7
then
all your heartaches will pass
away.
C
G
+ It's so easy to be
smart with somebody else's heart,
A7 D D7
but I
don't know how to start forgetting you, what can I do.
G C
G
2. It only hurts for a little while,
D7 Em - A7
that's
what they tell me, just wait and see.
G D G
- G7
My heart will break till you
come back to me.
+ C - G - A7
- D
(orig. moves up half a step
to capo 1st here) - D7
G C
G
3. It only hurts for a little while,
Am - D7 G
- C
that's
what they tell me, that's what
they say.
G C G
It only hurts for a little
while,
Am - D7 Em - A7
that's what they
tell me, just wait and see.
G D G - C - G
But I will hurt till you come back to m.......e.
(Margo Smith)