Why do happy memories hurt so bad chords by Smokey Robinson

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Verse 1
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C 
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C 
 (C major)  (F major)  (B flat major) Oo (C major) h   (F major)  (B flat major)  (C major) 
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Baby's on the run,  (B flat major) there she goes
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 (C major) Somethin' that I've done,
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 (B flat major) I suppose
C 
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 (C major) Made baby cry and now  (B flat major) I'm all alone
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I  (C major) hope by and by,
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baby will  (B flat major) come back home

Verse 2
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) When  (C major) I  remember the
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Bb 
 (C minor) happiness  (B flat major) we  had
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Eb 
 (E flat major) Why do happy memories  (F major)  (B flat major) hurt so  (E flat major) bad?
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 (C minor) Why do happy memories  (F major)  (B flat major) hurt
Eb 
so  (E flat major) bad?
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F 
Bb 
C 
 (C major)  (F major)  (B flat major)  (C major) 

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Verse 3
Think about the good times,
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 (B flat major) let the bad times fade
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 (C major) That's a good philosophy,
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 (B flat major) but I'm afraid
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Good  (C major) memories only feel good
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with  (B flat major) someone to share them
C 
But  (C major) when you're alone it's
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much harder to  (B flat major) try to bear them

Verse 4
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) A thought  (C major) that makes you smile,
Cm 
Bb 
can  (C minor) still make  (B flat major) you sad
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F 
Bb 
Eb 
 (E flat major) Why do happy  (F major) memories  (B flat major) hurt so bad?  (E flat major) 
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Bb 
Eb 
 (C minor) Why do  (F major) they  (B flat major) hurt so  (E flat major) bad?
Bb 
Eb 
Why do they  (B flat major) hurt so  (E flat major) bad?
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 (C major)  (F major)  (B flat major)  (C major) 
Am 
Ooh- ooh- ooh  (A minor) 

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Bb 
"Occupy your time" they tell me  (B flat major) 
"Get yourself a hobby"
C 
 (C major) They mean well,
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but I'm  (B flat major) not about to let them rob me
C 
Bb 
Of the  (C major) only way I can be  (B flat major) with you at all
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It's  (C major) here in my memory and
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I've got  (B flat major) total recall

Verse 6
Dm 
C 
Cm 
Bb 
 (D minor) Even  (C major) when parting is  (C minor) sweet it's still  (B flat major) sad
Eb 
F 
Bb 
Eb 
 (E flat major) Why do happy memories  (F major)  (B flat major) hurt so  (E flat major) bad?
Cm 
F 
Bb 
Eb 
 (C minor) Why do  (F major) they  (B flat major) hurt so  (E flat major) bad?
Cm 
F 
 (C minor) Why do happy  (F major) memories
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) hurt so  (E flat major) bad?
Bb 
Eb 
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) Hurt so  (E flat major) bad,  (B flat major) hurt  (E flat major) (so bad) so bad

Verse 7
Eb 
F 
Hurt  (E flat major) so  bad  (F major) 
Bb 
 (B flat major) Memories, memories (memories)
Memories,
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 (B flat major) memories (memories)
Memories
Hurt so bad (hurt so bad)