It Keeps Right On A-hurtin Chords
It Keeps Right On A-hurtin by Billy Joe Royal is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords F, Bb, Eb, Cm and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F Bb
#1.
Bb Eb
I cry myself to sleep each night, wishing I could
hold you tight.
Bb F
Life seems so empty since you went away.
Bb Eb
The pillow where you lay your head now holds my lonely
tears instead.
F Bb
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you've gone.
F Eb
It keeps right on a-hurtin, every minute of the day.
F Eb Bb
Every hour you're away, I feel so lone-ly.
Bb Eb
Oh, I can't help it, I don't think I can go on.
F Bb
Yes, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you've gone.
INTERLUDE: Bb Eb F Bb Eb Bb Cm
#2.
Bb Eb
They say a man should never cry, but when I see you
Bb
passing by, my heart breaks down and cries a million
F
tears.
Bb Eb
You broke my heart and set me free, but you forgot your
memory.
F Bb
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you've gone.
F Eb
It keeps right on a-hurtin, every minute of the day.
F Eb Bb
Every hour you're away, I feel so lone-ly.
Bb Dm Eb
Oh, I can't help it, I don't think I can go on.
F Bb
And, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you've gone.
OUTRO:
F
Yes, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you've
Bb Eb Bb F Bb
gone.