Johnny Cash - Hurt

Am - No capo

Intro

Am    C  D  Am    C  D

Verse 1

Am   C       D     Am       C      D       Am
   I hurt myself today   to see if I still feel
  C    D        Am        C      D          Am
I focus on the pain   the only thing that's real
    C      D       Am         C      D       Am
The needle tears a hole   the old familiar sting
       C      D      Am           C      D      G          
Try to kill it all away   but I remember everything

Chorus 1

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

Break

(Am)   C  D  Am    C  D

Verse 2

Am   C         D        Am        C      D       Am
   I wear this crown of thorns   upon my liar's chair
C       D        Am       C     D    Am
Full of broken thoughts   I cannot repair
  C          D        Am         C       D       Am
Beneath the stains of time   the feelings disappear
C         D      Am    C     D           G
You are someone else   I am still right here

Chorus 2

Am              F     C               G
What have I become?     My sweetest friend
Am          F             C        G
Everyone I know  goes away in the end
    Am                 F    G            G
And you could have it all   My empire of dirt
Am              F     G               G
I will let you down   I will make you hurt
   Am               F     G              G
If I could start again  a million miles away
Am              F    G
I would keep myself  I would find a way

Sources

• https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/j/johnny_cash/hurt_crd.htm