Hurt – Johnny Cash

Hurt Lyrics and Chords

Performed by Johnny Cash

Intro: [ Am  C  D  Am  ] – 2

Verse 1

..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             Am
The only thing that’s real
……..C          D            Am
The needle tears a hole
……..C          D       Am
The old familiar sting
…………C      D     Am
Try to kill it all away
……………C            D          G
But I remember everything

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

Verse 2

…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

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

….Am                 F
If I could start again
….G
A million miles away
Am                      F
I would keep myself
G
I would find a way

End