Hurt | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| Am | C Dsus2 | Am | C D | Am |
Verse 1
| C Dsus2 | Am |
I hurt myself today.
| C D | Am |
To see if I still feel.
| C Dsus2 | Am |
I focus on the pain.
| C D | Am |
The only thing that’s real.
| C Dsus2 | Am |
The needle tears a hole.
| C D | Am |
The old familiar sting.
| C Dsus2 | Am |
Try to kill it all away.
| C D | G |
But I remember everything.
Chorus 1
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
What have I become? My sweetest friend.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
Everyone I know goes away in the end.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
And you could have it all. My empire of dirt.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | Am |
I will let you down, I will make you hurt.
Instrumental 1
| C Dsus2 | Am | C D | Am |
Verse 2
| C Dsus2 | Am |
I wear this crown of thorns.
| C D | Am |
Upon my liar’s chair.
| C Dsus2 | Am |
Full of broken thoughts.
| C D | Am |
I cannot repair.
| C Dsus2 | Am |
Beneath the stains of time.
| C D | Am |
The feelings disappear.
| C Dsus2 | Am |
You are someone else.
| C D | Am |
I’m still right here.
Chorus 2
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
What have I become? My sweetest friend.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
Everyone I know goes away in the end.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
And you could have it all. My empire of dirt.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
I will let you down, I will make you hurt.
Outro
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | G |
If I could start again, a million miles away.
| Am7 | Fadd9 | C | Am |
I would keep myself, I would find a way.
Hurt’s chords, progressions, and TAB
Originally written by Nine Inch Nails, it is the Rick Rubin-produced Johnny Cash version we focus on above with chords and lyrics.
Released as a single from Johnny Cash’s 67th and final studio album, American IV: The Man Comes Around, is well worth a listen as a whole.
Six months after the release of Hurt, Johnny Cash passed away.
Members get TAB for how to play it like Mr. Cash himself did, as well as a chord analysis, including how the modal interchange work.
You can access the complete lesson here (members only): Hurt chord analysis and TAB.
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