According to the liner notes of the _Brill Building Sound_ box set, this was originally intended for Neil Sedaka, who even got as far as recording his own voice over the instrumental track. Wonder if the track was sped up from F (or slowed down from G) to better accommodate Gene's range? "It Hurts To Be In Love" (Howard Greenfield - Helen Miller) Intro: F# D#m F# D#m / / / / / / / / Verse 1: F# B F# It hurts to ... D#m F# D#m F# When the only ... B G#m C# Turns out to ... F# D#m F# D#m Who's not in ...
F# B F# It hurts to ... D#m F# D#m F# When deep down ... B G#m C# She will never ... F# [N.C.] No matter ... Chorus: D#m And so you cry a .... (it hurts to be in love) A#m Oh, die a ... (it hurts to be in love) A B F# Day and .. A B F# Night ... D#m C# B C# It hurts to be in ..... Verse 2: How long can I .... [repeat chorus] [organ solo - chords as per last half of verse] [repeat chorus] Coda (repeat to fade): F# B F# It hurts to ... D#m F# Day and ... D#m F# Night ... It hurts to be .... -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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