| D | G | D | G | D | A | D | |
| 1. | It hurts to | be in | love, | when the | only | one you | love, |
| G | Em | A | D | |
| turns out to be | some.. | one, who's | not in love with you |
| D | G | D | G | D | A | D | |
| 2. | It hurts | to love her | so, | when deep | down | inside you | know, |
| G | Em | A | D | |
| she will never | want | you, no | matter what you do. |
| CHORUS: |
| D | Bm | |
| And so you | cry a little bit (to be in love), |
| F#m | |
| oh, | die a little bit (to be in love). |
| F | G | D | F | G | D | Bm | G | A | |
| Day | and | night, | night | and | day, it | hurts to | be in | love |
| this way. |
| D | G | D | G | D | A | D | |
| 3. | How long can | I | exist, | wanting | lips I've | never | kissed. |
| G | Em | A | D | |
| She gives all her | kiss.. | es to | somebody else. |
| CHORUS: |
| D | G | D | G | D | A | |
| 4. | She thinks I'm | just a | friend, | though it | hurts I | must |
| D | |
| pretend, |
| G | Em | A | D | |
| The | only way to | keep | her, is | keep it to myself. |
| CHORUS: |
| OUTRO: |
| D | G | D | Bm | D | Bm | D | |
| It hurts to | be in | love, | day and | night, | night and | day. |
| D | G | D | Bm | D | Bm | D | |
| It hurts to | be in | love, | day and | night, | night and | day. |
| A sixties smash from Kraziekhat. |