Hurt Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo
Author stimpytheturtle [a] 112.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 16, 2016
We have an official Hurt tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Tuning: Standard
 
[Intro/Verse 1]
(4/4)
    Am                C       D
e|------0-----------|-----0-------2-----|
B|------1-----------|-----1-------3-----|
G|------2-----------|-----0-----2---2--o| (10x)
D|----2-------------|---2-----0--------o|
A|--0---------------|-3-----3-----------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
                   I  hurt myself
   today           To see if I still
   feel            I  focus on the
   pain           The only thing that’s
   real           The needle tares a
   hole           The old familiar
   sting       Try to kill it all
   away      But I remember everything
 
For the chorus, I added a note on the high e string on the third
fret. It fills in for the piano in the background, or whatever
that is… Just leave your pinky on that fret through all the chords.
If you choose not to play it, just play the chords that I have labeled
above each measure.
 
[Chorus]
(4/4)
   G                   Am                F                 C
e|-3---3---3---3----|--3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                       What have I become                      my sweetest
 
   G                   Am                F                 C
e|-3---3---3---3----|--3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   friend              E-very-one  I     know    goes away         in the            
 
   G                  Am                 F                 G
e|-3---3---3---3----|--3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
   end           And   you could have it all               My  em-pire of 
 
   G                  Am                 F                 G
e|-3---3---3---3----|--0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
  dirt                 I   will let you down               I   will make you
 
[Verse 2]
(4/4)
    Am                C       D
e|------0-----------|-----0-------2-----|
B|------1-----------|-----1-------3-----|
G|------2-----------|-----0-----2---2--o| (10x)
D|----2-------------|---2-----0--------o|
A|--0---------------|-3-----3-----------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
   hurt
                    I wear this crown of
 thorns             Upon my liar’s
 chair                Full of broken
 thoughts             I can not
 repair             Beneath the stains of
   time           The feelings
disappear             You are some-one
 else                 I am still right
 here
 
[Chorus]
(4/4)
   G                   Am                F                 C
e|-3---3---3---3----|--3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                       What have I become                      my sweetest 
 
   G                   Am                F                 C
e|-3---3---3---3----|--3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Friend              E-very-one  I     know    goes away         In the            
 
   G                  Am                 F                 G
e|-3---3---3---3----|--3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
   end           And   you could have it all               My  em-pire of 
 
   G                  Am                 F                 G
e|-3---3---3---3----|--0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
   dirt                I   will let you down               I   will make you
 
   G                  Am                 F                 G
e|-3---3---3---3----|--0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
  hurt              If I could start  again              a million miles 
 
   G                  Am                 F                 G *let ring*
e|-3---3---3---3----|--0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---------------|
B|-3---3---3---3----|--1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---------------|
G|-0---0---0---0----|--2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|
A|-2---2---2---2----|--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-2---------------|
E|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
 away                  I would keep my-self                I would find a way
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Crap, you actually did it that way, please ignore my stupid comment and I'll give you the stars you deserve.
good tab, best ive seen i would keep the high g in all the chords of the chorus to cover for the piano chords other than that, good job
I'm not positive I'm right here. But in the chorus, the second two phrases seem to be G, Am, F, G Basically playing G instead of the C. Playing the C with the song just doesn't sound correct.