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Hurt This Way

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To play it like the record, plug in your reverb/chorus pedal and play around with arpeggiating your chords e.g.
            G x4                D x4               C x4                 Em x4
Eb ----3------------------------2------------------0---------------------------------
Bb ----------3----------------------------------------------------------0------------
Gb -------0-----0------------3-----3-----------0-------0-----------------------------
Db ----------------------0-------------------------------------------2-----2---------
Ab ----------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------
Eb ----3---------------------------------------------------------0-------------------
The bass notes are always the same but sometimes Jason plucks the high E string, sometimes the B string. 
After the intro there are little twiddles like D-D-Dsus4-D so you'd go 0-3-2-3 0-3-2-3 0-3-3-3 0-3-2-3
Regardless of whatever you feel like doing, it'll sound good. It's a fun song to play, play it how you like!
G D C Em
GI look for my keys somewhere buried in the grass
She's Driding her tail lights over the broken glass
COn a highway from nowhere, hell-bent on going backEm  
GWhere did she come from, where do I go?
Each Dtime that I fall, you know it's just another show
CWell, the credits keep on rolling and I'm the last to knowEm  
And it's a Glong, cold road tonightD  
And I'm Cwandering, without a Emfight
So tell me Gwhy you want to hurt this way
CWhy you want to hurt this way
GWhy you want to hurt this wayC  
GShine it all, don't be ashamed
CNothing ever stays the same
GWhy you want to hurt this wayC  
Em
GOpen the screen door, the transistor plays
An old DSpringsteen song, from my father's glory days
CMum's in the kitchen, tryin'a hide her swollen faceEm  
GThe old man's tying one on tight, he looks the other way
I hold Din every word, there's just too much to say
CI've got to rise above this madness, before I go insaneEm  
So tell me Gwhy you want to hurt this way
CWhy you want to hurt this way
GWhy you want to hurt this wayC  
GShine it all, don't be ashamed
CNothing ever stays the same
GWhy you want to hurt this wayC  
Em G Em
So tell me Gwhy you want to hurt this way
CWhy you want to hurt this way
GWhy you want to hurt this way (CYeah...)
GShine it all, don't be ashamed
CNothing ever stays the same
GWhy you want to hurt this wayC  
Em

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Hurt This Way

by Lifehouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

To play it like the record, plug in your reverb/chorus pedal and play around with arpeggiating your chords e.g.

G x4 D x4 C x4 Em x4

Eb ----3------------------------2------------------0---------------------------------

Bb ----------3----------------------------------------------------------0------------

Gb -------0-----0------------3-----3-----------0-------0-----------------------------

Db ----------------------0-------------------------------------------2-----2---------

Ab ----------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------

Eb ----3---------------------------------------------------------0-------------------

The bass notes are always the same but sometimes Jason plucks the high E string, sometimes the B string.

After the intro there are little twiddles like D-D-Dsus4-D so you'd go 0-3-2-3 0-3-2-3 0-3-3-3 0-3-2-3

Regardless of whatever you feel like doing, it'll sound good. It's a fun song to play, play it how you like!

G D C Em

I look for my keys somewhere buried in the grass

She's riding her tail lights over the broken glass

C Em

On a highway from nowhere, hell-bent on going back

Where did she come from, where do I go?

Each time that I fall, you know it's just another show

C Em

Well, the credits keep on rolling and I'm the last to know

G D

And it's a long, cold road tonight

C Em

And I'm wandering, without a fight

So tell me why you want to hurt this way

Why you want to hurt this way

G C

Why you want to hurt this way

Shine it all, don't be ashamed

Nothing ever stays the same

G C

Why you want to hurt this way

Open the screen door, the transistor plays

An old Springsteen song, from my father's glory days

C Em

Mum's in the kitchen, tryin'a hide her swollen face

The old man's tying one on tight, he looks the other way

I hold in every word, there's just too much to say

C Em

I've got to rise above this madness, before I go insane

So tell me why you want to hurt this way

Why you want to hurt this way

G C

Why you want to hurt this way

Shine it all, don't be ashamed

Nothing ever stays the same

G C

Why you want to hurt this way

Em G Em

So tell me why you want to hurt this way

Why you want to hurt this way

G C

Why you want to hurt this way (Yeah...)

Shine it all, don't be ashamed

Nothing ever stays the same

G C

Why you want to hurt this way

About Hurt This Way Chords by Lifehouse

Learn how to play Hurt This Way by Lifehouse with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hurt This Way chords”, “Hurt This Way guitar chords”, or “Lifehouse Hurt This Way chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hurt This Way chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hurt This Way lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, C, Em, Eb, Bb.

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Can I transpose "Hurt This Way" to a different key?

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Can I see chord diagrams for "Hurt This Way"?

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Is "Hurt This Way" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Hurt This Way" in?

The chords for "Hurt This Way" show the original chord names (including G, D, C, Em, Eb, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.