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Hurts So Good

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 80Position: 2

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     A5x022xx
   E7/Ax0243x
A6     x042xx (no3)
      E022100
      Dxx0232
    F#m244222
[Intro]
A    E    A    E
e|---A5----E7/A------A-------A6----A5----------------A5---E7/A------A-------A6----A5--------------|
B|-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------|
G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|
D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--2-2-2-2------4---2---2--2-4----|
A|---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse I]
 AWhen I was a younEg boy,       F#msaid put away those Dyoung boy ways
 ANow that I'm gettin' Eolder, so much older   F#mI love all those Dyoung boy days.
 AWith a girl like you,    E   Awith a girl like yoEu,
   F#mLord knows there are thingDs we can do, baby,
EJust me and you, come on and make it . . .
[Chorus]
  AHurt so gooEd.    ACome on baby, make it Ehurt so good.
DSometimes F#mlove don't Dfeel like it should.  You make it . E. . hurt so good.
[Instrumental]
e|---A5----E7/A------A-------A6----A5----------------A5---E7/A------A-------A6----A5--------------|
B|-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------|
G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|
D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--2-2-2-2------4---2---2--2-4----|
A|---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse II]
ADon't have to be Eso exciting.
F#mJust tryin' to give myself a Dlittle bit of fun, yeah.
AYou always look Eso invitin'   F#mYou ain't as green as Dyou are young
AHey baby, it's Eyou.    ACome on, girl, now, it's Eyou.
F#mSink your teeth right Dthrough my bones, baby.
ELet's see what we can do.  Come on and make it . . .
[Chorus]
  AHurt so gooEd.    ACome on baby, make it Ehurt so good.
DSometimes F#mlove don't Dfeel like it should.  You make it . E. . hurt so good.
[Instrumental]
e|---A5----E7/A------A-------A6----A5-----|
B|-------3-3-3-2---------------|
G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2----|
D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----|
A|---0---------0---0--0---0----|
E|-----------------------------|
[Bridge]
 DI ain't talkin' no Abig deals;  DI ain't made no F#mplans myAself.
 DI ain't talkin' no Ahigh heels; Maybe we could
 Ewalk around all day long, walk around all day long.
     EHuhE  E  
[Chorus]
  AHurt so gooEd.    ACome on baby, make it Ehurt so good.
DSometimes F#mlove don't Dfeel like it should.  You make it . E. . hurt so good.
  AHurt so gooEd.    Come on baby now, Acome on baby, make it hEurt so good.
         D          F#m                                  DN.C.
Sometimes love don't feel like it should.  You make it . . . hurt so good.
[Outro] (fade out)
e|---A5----E7/A------A-------A6----A5----------------A5---E7/A------A-------A6----A5--------------|
B|-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------|
G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|
D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--2-2-2-2------4---2---2--2-4----|
A|---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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The story behind the song

"Hurts So Good" captures that raw, exhilarating feeling of wanting something so intensely it almost aches. It's about finding pleasure in a push-and-pull, a playful struggle, as if trying to give yourself "a little bit of fun" that comes with a bittersweet edge. John Mellencamp, then performing as John Cougar, wrote this with childhood friend George Green, quickly crafting the song after Mellencamp uttered the evocative phrase "hurt so good." Released on his 1982 album American Fool, this track feels like a celebration of passionate, untamed desire.

AI-written from these sources:Hurts So Good — Wikipedia ↗John Mellencamp — Wikipedia ↗

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Hurts So Good

by John Mellencamp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7/A

F#m

x022xx

E7/A

x0243x

A6 x042xx (no3)

022100

xx0232

F#m

244222

[Intro]

A E A E

A5 E7/A A A6 A5 A5 E7/A A A6 A5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------|

G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|

D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--2-2-2-2------4---2---2--2-4----|

A|---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse I]

A E F#m D

When I was a young boy, said put away those young boy ways

A E F#m D

Now that I'm gettin' older, so much older I love all those young boy days.

A E A E

With a girl like you, with a girl like you,

F#m D

Lord knows there are things we can do, baby,

Just me and you, come on and make it . . .

[Chorus]

A E A E

Hurt so good. Come on baby, make it hurt so good.

D F#m D E

Sometimes love don't feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.

[Instrumental]

A5 E7/A A A6 A5 A5 E7/A A A6 A5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------|

G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|

D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--2-2-2-2------4---2---2--2-4----|

A|---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse II]

A E

Don't have to be so exciting.

F#m D

Just tryin' to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah.

A E F#m D

You always look so invitin' You ain't as green as you are young

A E A E

Hey baby, it's you. Come on, girl, now, it's you.

F#m D

Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby.

Let's see what we can do. Come on and make it . . .

[Chorus]

A E A E

Hurt so good. Come on baby, make it hurt so good.

D F#m D E

Sometimes love don't feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.

[Instrumental]

A5 E7/A A A6 A5

e|-----------------------------|

B|-------3-3-3-2---------------|

G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2----|

D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----|

A|---0---------0---0--0---0----|

E|-----------------------------|

[Bridge]

D A D F#m A

I ain't talkin' no big deals; I ain't made no plans myself.

D A

I ain't talkin' no high heels; Maybe we could

walk around all day long, walk around all day long.

E E E

Huh

[Chorus]

A E A E

Hurt so good. Come on baby, make it hurt so good.

D F#m D E

Sometimes love don't feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.

A E A E

Hurt so good. Come on baby now, come on baby, make it hurt so good.

D F#m D

N.C.

Sometimes love don't feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.

[Outro] (fade out)

A5 E7/A A A6 A5 A5 E7/A A A6 A5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------|

G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|

D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--2-2-2-2------4---2---2--2-4----|

A|---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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