Hurt Chords And Strumming Johnny Cash

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Did You Know? Hurt was originally written and performed by industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails.  Singer and songwriter Trent Reznor highly praised Johnny Cash's interpretation of the song for its 'sincerity and meaning,' and said 'that song isn't mine anymore.'


The music video for the Johny Cash version is considered to be one of the greatest music videos of all time. 

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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick

Most Advanced Rhythm:  Yellow Pick 

Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (Yellow Pick when played with open anchor chords

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Hurt Chords And Strumming, Johnny Cash

Open Chords: 

Open C chord

Open Fmaj7 chord (F∆7)                 

Open Gadd4 chord

Open Am chord

Open Dsus2 chord

Strumming:

"Straight 8s":    |D B D B D B D B | 

Tempo:  91 bpm Key: Am



Intro -



Verse 1 -


(Am) I (C)hurt my(Dsus2)self to(Am)day, to (C)see if (Dsus2)I still (Am)feel
I
(C)focus (Dsus2) on the (Am)pain, the (C)only (Dsus2)thing that's (Am)real

The (C)needle (Dsus2)tears a (Am)hole, the (C)old fa(Dsus2)miliar (Am)sting
Try to
(C)kill it (Dsus2) all a(Am)way, but I (C)remember (Dsus2)everything


Chorus -

||Gadd4 - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - ||x2

||Gadd4 - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x2


(Gadd4) (Am)What have I be(F∆7)come? (C) My sweetest (Gadd4)friend
(Am)Everyone I (F∆7)know goes a(C)way in the (Gadd4)end

And (Am)you could have it (F∆7)all (Gadd4)my empire of (Gadd4)dirt
(Am)I will let you (F∆7)down (Gadd4)I will make you hurt


Intro 



Verse 2 -


(Am) I (C)wear this (Dsus2)crown of (Am)thorns, u(C)pon my (Dsus2)liar's (Am)chair
(C)Full of (Dsus2)broken (Am)thoughts, (C)I can(Dsus2)not re(Am)pair

Be(C)neath the (Dsus2)stains of (Am)time, the (C)feelings (Dsus2) disa(Am)ppear
(C)You are (Dsus2)someone (Am)else, (C)I am (Dsus2)still right here


Chorus -

||Gadd4 - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - ||x2

||Gadd4 - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x3

  |Gadd4 - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |Gadd4 

|Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x4


(Gadd4) (Am)What have I be(F∆7)come? (C) My sweetest (Gadd4)friend
(Am)Everyone I (F∆7)know goes a(C)way in the (Gadd4)end

And (Am)you could have it (F∆7)all (Gadd4)my empire of (Gadd4)dirt
(Am)I will let you (F∆7)down (Gadd4)I will make you (Gadd4)hurt

If (Am)I could start a(F∆7)gain a (Gadd4)million miles a(Gadd4)way
(Am)I would keep my(F∆7)self (Gadd4)I would find a way


Final Chord Strum: Gadd4 

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The Hurt Chords And Strumming, Johnny Cash

Open Chords: 

Open C chord & C*: x32013

Open Fadd9 chord: xx3213             

Open G chord

Open Am chord & Am7*: x02213 

Open Dsus2 chord: xx0230 

Strumming:

"Straight 8s":    |D B D B D B D B | 

Tempo:  91 bpm Key: Am



Intro -



Verse 1 -


(Am) I (C)hurt my(Dsus2)self to(Am)day, to (C)see if (Dsus2)I still (Am)feel
I
(C)focus (Dsus2) on the (Am)pain, the (C)only (Dsus2)thing that's (Am)real

The (C)needle (Dsus2)tears a (Am)hole, the (C)old fa(Dsus2)miliar (Am)sting
Try to
(C)kill it (Dsus2) all a(Am)way, but I (C)remember (Dsus2)everything


Chorus -

||G - - - |Am7* - - - |Fadd9 - - - |C* - - - ||x2

||G - - - |Am7* - - - |Fadd9 - - - |G - - - ||x2


(G) (Am7*)What have I be(Fadd9)come? (C*) My sweetest (G)friend
(Am7*)Everyone I (Fadd9)know goes a(C*)way in the (G)end

And (Am7*)you could have it (Fadd9)all (G)my empire of (G)dirt
(Am7*)I will let you (Fadd9)down (G)I will make you hurt


Intro 



Verse 2 -


(Am) I (C)wear this (Dsus2)crown of (Am)thorns, u(C)pon my (Dsus2)liar's (Am)chair
(C)Full of (Dsus2)broken (Am)thoughts, (C)I can(Dsus2)not re(Am)pair

Be(C)neath the (Dsus2)stains of (Am)time, the (C)feelings (Dsus2) disa(Am)ppear
(C)You are (Dsus2)someone (Am)else, (C)I am (Dsus2)still right here


Chorus -

||G - - - |Am7* - - - |Fadd9 - - - |C* - - - ||x2

||G - - - |Am7* - - - |Fadd9 - - - |G - - - ||x3

  |G - - - |Am7* - - - |Fadd9 - - - |G 


|Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x4

(G) (Am7*)What have I be(Fadd9)come? (C*) My sweetest (G)friend
(Am7*)Everyone I (Fadd9)know goes a(C*)way in the (G)end

And (Am7*)you could have it (Fadd9)all (G)my empire of (G)dirt
(Am7*)I will let you (Fadd9)down (G)I will make you (G)hurt

If (Am7*)I could start a(Fadd9)gain a (G)million miles a(G)way
(Am7*)I would keep my(Fadd9)self (G)I would find a way


Final Chord Strum: G

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Hurt Videos

Hurt Lyrics


I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real

The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end

And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair

Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I'm still right here

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end

And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

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