Verse 1
I had a [Dm] friend I knew in the ninth [F] grade
And he [Am] didn't come to class one day
'Cause they [Dm] found something inside his [F] brain
so they sent him [Am] home
So I [Dm] went to see him after [F] school
I said [Am] "Is there something I can do that
Might [Dm] make you feel more comfortable?"
And he told me [Am] "No"
Pre-Chorus
He said "I'm [Dm] happy that you made [F] it,
please don't [Am] treat me like your patient
I don't [Dm] need more [F] medication," [Am] mmm
Chorus
The [Dm] only way I [F] know that I'm [Am] alive is 'cause it [G] hurts
So [Dm] anything that [F] takes away my [Am] pain will make it [G] worse
'Cause [Dm] if I'm numb I [F] might as well be [Am] underneath the [G] dirt
The [Dm] only way I [F] know that I'm [Am] alive,
that I'm alive [G] is 'cause it [Dm] [F] [Am] hurts
Is 'cause it [Dm] [F] [Am] hurts
Verse 2
And I [Dm] won't forget the things he [F] said
Every [Am] time I start to feel depressed
To be [Dm] grateful that I still have [F] breath down inside my [Am] lungs
'Cause [Dm] without the darkness there's no [F] light
And [Am] without the pain there'd be no life so
[Dm] Even when it hurts [F] inside I won't try to [Am] run
Pre-Chorus
I'll be [Dm] happy that I [F] made it,
I'll be [Am] open, I'll embrace it
I won't [Dm] take no [F] medication, [Am] mmm
Chorus
The [Dm] only way I [F] know that I'm [Am] alive is 'cause it [G] hurts
So [Dm] anything that [F] takes away my [Am] pain will make it [G] worse
'Cause [Dm] if I'm numb I [F] might as well be [Am] underneath the [G] dirt
The [Dm] only way I [F] know that I'm [Am] alive,
that I'm alive [G] is 'cause it [Dm] [F] [Am] hurts
Is 'cause it [Dm] [F] [Am] [G] hurts
The [Dm] only way I [F] know that I'm [Am] alive is 'cause it hurts
So [Dm] anything that [F] takes away my [Am] pain will make it worse
'Cause [Dm] if I'm numb I [F] might as well be [Am] underneath the dirt, mmm
The [Dm] only way I [F] know that I'm [Am] alive,
that I'm alive is 'cause it hurts [Dm] [F] [Am] [G]
Outro
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]
