Do You Really Want To Hurt Me chords by Violent Femmes

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G    D/F#D/F# E minorEm      B minorBm
I needed time to realize my crime
   G+G    D/F#D/F#   E minorEm
It was let me love and steal
G+G     D/F#D/F# E minorEm   B minorBm
I did dances inside my mind
 G+G     D/F#D/F# E minorEm
Now how can I be real?

Verse:
G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do you really want to hurt me?
G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do you really want to make me cry?
C majorC     C/BC/B      A minorAm
No I don’t really want to hurt you
B minorBm
Then lovers always asked me why why why why
G+G   D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
In my mind my memory's burning
G+G          D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
What's your favorite color of your favorite car?
C majorC    C/BC/B        A minorAm
I took a step, the step was learning
B minorBm
That that's a step beyond a step too far
G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do you really want to hurt me?
G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do you really want to make me cry?
C majorC     C/BC/B      A minorAm
No I don't really want to hurt you
B minorBm
I told the truth but it was still a lie

Break:
Bb majorBb          G#G#
   Ahh   Ah-ah-ah-ahh Ah-ah-ah-ahh
G minorGm
Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-duh-duh x4

Verse:
G+G       D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
The words are few, some are unspoken
G+G    D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
I could sleep four thousand years
C majorC   C/BC/B       A minorAm
Man of sorrows word unbroken
B minorBm
His sweat like blood came down like tears
G+G     D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
I've been talking, but believe me
 G+G       D/F#D/F#         E minorEm
I know that it's true now that there's no more "I don't know"
C majorC   C/BC/B         A minorAm
I'm in love and love's the reason
B minorBm
I'm not prepared to let you let me go

Bridge:
      C majorC  D MajorD
So if it's love you want (If it's love you want)
      C majorC  D MajorD
Then take all of me (Then take all of me)

     C majorC  D MajorD
It's this love I want (This love)
     C majorC D MajorD
I can finally see

Verse:
G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do you really want to hurt me?
G+G   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do you really want to make me cry?
C majorC     C/BC/B      A minorAm
No I don’t really want to hurt you
B minorBm
Then lovers always ask me why why why why why why
G+G  D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do I really want to hurt you?
G+G  D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
Do I really want to make you cry?
C majorC    C/BC/B      A minorAm
Yes I suppose I want to hurt you
B minorBm
You told the truth but it was still a lie

Outro:
Bb majorBb    G#G#
G minorGm
Then the bass and lead solo over G minorGm for about a minute, and the song fades out.

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