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It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin - Billy Joe Royal Chords

Chords: BB, F, Bb, Eb, Cm, Dm

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Genre: country, pop, rock


It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'-Billy Joe Royal.
#17 on BB Hot Country on ATLANTIC Records
in 1987.

(Cover of Johnny Tillotson's sixties hit.)
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.
CHORUS:
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.

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