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Intro
F C/E Dm C Bb C
Verse
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Somewhere along the way we're taught to keep it all together,
Bb C
We mask the pain we feel inside, to make everyone else feel better,
F C/E Dm C
You wrap your arms around yourself and bury all your sorrow,
Bb C
You can't hide from your emotions baby, they'll still be here tomorrow,
Gm C
If your heart won't let it flow,
F
I want you to know,
Gm C
It's okay to cry (Everybody's gotta hurt sometime)
F C/E Dm
Let those tear drops fly (Don't even try to dry your eye)
C Gm C
Don't keep it all inside (In the mornin' it'll be alright)
F C/E Dm C
It's okay to cry
Verse
F C/E Dm C
First you gotta fall apart to pick up all the pieces,
Bb C
If you don't learn to let it go, the pain inside increases,
F C/E Dm C
It takes more strength to hold it in then to give in and surrender,
Bb C
why's the first thing that we learn, the last thing we remember?
Gm C F
Baby, tears don't make you weak, If I could only make you see,
Gm C
It's okay to cry (Everybody's gotta hurt sometime)
F C/E Dm
Let those tear drops fly (Don't even try to dry your eye)
C Gm C
Don't keep it all inside (In the mornin' it'll be alright)
F C/E
It's okay to cry
Bridge
Dm
It ain't nothing at all
Bb Bbm
Sometimes you gotta break down and let 'em fall,
F C/E Dm C Bb
Baby that's true
C
Ohhhhhh
Gm C
It's okay to cry (Everybody's gotta hurt sometime)
F C/E Dm
Let those teardrops fly(Don't even try to dry your eye)
C Gm C
Don't keep it all inside (In the mornin' it'll be alright)
F C/E Dm
It's okay to cry
C Gm C
It's okay to cry
Ohhhhhhhhhhh
Outro
F C/E Dm C Gm C 2X
Written by Shawn Heflin/Liz Rose/Stephony Smith