Hurt Uke tab by Johnny Cash

5 Chords used in the song: Am, C, D, G, F

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Artist: Johnny Cash

Album: Unearthed

Year: 2003

Difficulty:

2.9

(Beginner)

Key: C, G, Am, EmChords

[Intro]

Am    C  D  Am    C  D


[Verse 1]

Am   C      D      Am       C      D       Am
   I hurt myself today   to see if I still feel
C       D      Am         C       D        Am
I focus on the pain   the only thing that's real
C        D        Am          C      D      Am
The needle tears a hole   the old familiar sting
     C       D      Am           C       D       G          
Try to kill it all away   but I remember everything


[Chorus]

Am              F     C               G
What have I become?     My sweetest friend
Am          F             C        G
Everyone I know  goes away in the end
    Am                 F    G               G
And you could have it all   My empire of dirt
Am              F      G                Am
I will let you down    I will make you hurt


[Transition]

Am    C  D  Am    C  D


[Verse 2]

Am   C         D        Am         C      D     Am
   I wear this crown of thorns   upon my liars chair
C          D        Am    C     D     Am
Full of broken thoughts   I cannot repair
C           D         Am         C       D      Am
Beneath the stains of time   the feeling disappears
C         D      Am    C     D     G
You are someone else   I am still right here


[Chorus 2]

Am              F     C               G
What have I become?     My sweetest friend
Am          F             C        G
Everyone I know  goes away in the end
    Am                 F    G            G
And you could have it all   My empire of dirt
Am              F     G               G
I will let you down   I will make you hurt
   Am               F     G              G
If I could start again  a million miles away
Am              F    G
I would keep myself  I would find a way

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ihaveazipper

Super playable, true to the song, and beautiful! The only thing I would add is an "Am" chord to the last "way". Other than that, it's really nicely done :')

18 Oct 2017

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About this song: Hurt

"Hurt" was written by Trent Reznor and first released on Nine Inch Nails' 1994 album The Downward Spiral. Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" was released on his 2002 album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. Rick Rubin, producer of Cash's American series and a friend of Reznor's, suggested the song to Cash. The line "crown of shit" was changed to "crown of thorns", not only removing profanity from the lyrics, but also more directly referencing Christ. Read more on Last.fm.

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