Alec Benjamin - Cause it hurts

I had a ^Dmfriend I knew in the ninth ^Fgrade And he ^Amdidn't come to class one day 'Cause they ^Dmfound something inside his ^Fbrain so they sent him home^Am So I ^Dmwent to see him after ^Fschool I said ^Am"Is there something I can do that Might ^Dmmake you feel more comfortable?" And he told me "No"^Am

He said "I'm ^Dmhappy that you made ^Fit, please don't ^Amtreat me like your patient I don't ^Dmneed more medi^Fcation," mmm^Am

The ^Dmonly way I ^Fknow that I'm ^Amalive is 'cause it hurts^G So ^Dmanything that ^Ftakes away my ^Ampain will make it worse^G 'Cause ^Dmif I'm numb I ^Fmight as well be ^Amunderneath the dirt^G The ^Dmonly way I ^Fknow that I'm ^Amalive, that I'm alive ^Gis 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am} Is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am}

And I ^Dmwon't forget the things he ^Fsaid Every ^Amtime I start to feel depressed To be ^Dmgrateful that I still have ^Fbreath down inside my lungs ^Am 'Cause with^Dmout the darkness there's no ^Flight And with^Amout the pain there'd be no life so E^Dmven when it hurts ^Finside I won't try to ru^Amn

I'll be ^Dmhappy that I ^Fmade it, I'll be ^Amopen, I'll embrace it I won't ^Dmtake no medic^Fation, mmm^Am

The ^Dmonly way I ^Fknow that I'm ^Amalive is 'cause it hurts^G So ^Dmanything that ^Ftakes away my ^Ampain will make it worse^G 'Cause ^Dmif I'm numb I ^Fmight as well be ^Amunderneath the dirt^G The ^Dmonly way I ^Fknow that I'm ^Amalive, that I'm alive ^Gis 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am} Is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am G} The ^Dmonly way I ^Fknow that I'm ^Amalive is 'cause it hurts So ^Dmanything that ^Ftakes away my ^Ampain will make it worse 'Cause ^Dmif I'm numb I ^Fmight as well be ^Amunderneath the dirt, mmm The ^Dmonly way I ^Fknow that I'm ^Amalive, that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am G}

Is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am G} Is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am G} Is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am G} Is 'cause it hurts^{Dm F Am G Dm}