Hurt Chords

by Johnny Cash
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Rider30 131.
8 contributors total, last edit on Jun 23, 2021
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Chords

Am
C
D
Am7
G
F

Strumming

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HURT – JOHNNY CASH
Transcribed By: http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/Rider30/
 
I noticed there are no tabs with the lyrics and chords placed properly. This
is for all the singers out there. I know it helps me to put everything
together this way. Enjoy! Comments and Ratings Appreciated! Thanks, Johnny!
 
Special voicings: played this way, the g on the high e-string
runs through the whole part
 
Am7    x02213 (verse 1 and chorus)
F   (t)1x3213 (chorus)
C      x32013 (chorus)
G      3x0003 (chorus)
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
Am    C  D
Am    C  D
Am
 
e||-----0-----------|-----0-------2---||-----0-----------|
B||-----1-----------|-----1-------3---||-----1-----------|
G||-----2-----------|-----0-----2-----||-----2-----------|
D||---2-------------|---2-----0-------||---2-------------|
A||-0---------------|-3---------------||-0---------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
  C       D      Am
I hurt myself today
   C      D       Am
To see if I still feel
  C     D      Am
I focus on the pain
    C    D             Am7
The only thing that's real
    C      D        Am7
The needle tears a hole
    C      D      Am7
The old familiar sting
       C       D    Am7
Try to kill it all away
      C        D    G
But I remember everything
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am7         F
What have I become
C           G
My sweetest friend
Am7        F         C
Everyone I know goes away
       G
In the end
    Am7               F
And you could have it all
G
My empire of dirt
Am7            F
I will let you down
G                (Am)
I will make you hurt
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Am    C  D
Am    C  D
Am
 
 
[Verse]
 
  C         D        Am
I wear this crown of thorns
C       D       Am
Upon my liar's chair
C       D       Am
Full of broken thoughts
C    D     Am
I cannot repair
C           D          Am
Beneath the stains of time
    C        D    Am
The feelings disappear
C       D       Am
You are someone else
C    D           G
I am still right here
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am7         F
What have I become
C           G
My sweetest friend
Am7        F         C
Everyone I know goes away
       G
In the end
    Am7               F
And you could have it all
G
My empire of dirt
Am7            F
I will let you down
G
I will make you hurt
   Am7            F
If I could start again
  G
A million miles away
Am7          F
I would keep myself
G
I would find a way
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20 comments
Mr_Ben
This is a good arrangement, but it doesn't quite sound right, I swapped the D for a D(add9/11) and it sounds pretty close to the record. D(add9/11) is a basicly a C chord moved up two frets. You can then slide up from C to D(add9/11) which adds the missing undertones and simplifies the picking pattern.
+4
butterfingers79
thanks buddy, good for me a beginner
+1
CRAIGARRR
I like it!! D chord is ok.. To make it a bit darker sounding take middle finger off the high E string (Dsus2) and obviously when you play the intro part start on the root note and play first 3 strings(don't pluck, drag your pick ,rest on top of each of the strings for a nice clean sound) and then let chord ring out.. If you want to control the ringing.. use side of your palm and mute a little so it doesn't sound so damn "happy" ringing out. Just my $00.02 worth, take it or leave it.
+1