Hurt — Johnny Cash
Chords and lyrics for Hurt by Johnny Cash (key of Am).
Intro
[Am] [C] [D] [Am] [C] [D] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]I hurt [C]myself [D]today [Am]to see if I [C]still [D]feel
[Am]I focus [C]on the [D]pain [Am]the only [C]thing [D]that's real
[Am]The needle [C]tears a [D]hole [Am]the old [C]familiar [D]sting
[Am]Try to [C]kill it [D]all away [Am]but I [C]remember [D]everything
Chorus
[Am]What have I [F]become [C]my sweetest [G]friend
[Am]Everyone I [F]know [C]goes away in the [G]end
[Am]And you could have it [F]all [G]my empire of dirt
[Am]I will let you [F]down [G]I will make you [Am]hurt
Verse 2
[Am]I wear this [C]crown of [D]thorns [Am]upon my [C]liar's [D]chair
[Am]Full of broken [C]thoughts [D]I cannot [Am]repair [C][D]
[Am]Beneath the [C]stains of [D]time [Am]the feelings [C]dis[D]appear
[Am]You are [C]someone [D]else [Am]I am still [C]right [D]here
Chorus
[Am]What have I [F]become [C]my sweetest [G]friend
[Am]Everyone I [F]know [C]goes away in the [G]end
[Am]And you could have it [F]all [G]my empire of dirt
[Am]I will let you [F]down [G]I will make you [Am]hurt
Outro
[Am]If I could start [F]again [G]a million miles away
[Am]I would keep myself [F][G]I would find a way