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correction From: caperriu@uchicago.edu
Hurt
Song by: Johnny Cash
Album: American IV: The Man Comes Around
Tab signs used: / = slide
Am pause C slide to D Am C D Am
E------0---------x--------------0-------x---------------0--------------
B------1---------1------7-------1-------1--------7------1--------------
G------2---------0------7-------2-------0--------7------2------------
D----2---------2------7------2--------2-------7-------2---------------
A--0--------3------/5------0--------3------/5--------0----------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
"I hurt
Continues throughout verses ^Γ lyric always starts between the Am and C chords.
Picking throughout.
On some verses there is this simple lift between the Am and the C:
E------0------------x-------------
B------1------------1------7------
G------2---2-0------0------7------
D----2-----------2------7---------
A--0-----------3------/5----------
E---------------------------------
Pre-Chorus X4
320033 x4
300233 x4
1x0033 x4
x32033 x4
Chorus
^ΓWhat have I become? . . . ^Γ
The chorus on hurt.crd is good:
AM F C G
What have I become....
You also might want to try starting the chorus with something like this:
Am F
E--------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------1--------------------
G-----------------------------2--------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7----\3--3--------------------
A-----------------------------3--------------------
E--------------------5----\1--1--------------------
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Hurt (Chords)
- Hurt (Ver2) (Chords)
- Hurt (Ver3) (Chords)
- Hurt (Ver2) (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: February 8, 2026