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...I'M HURTING INSIDE... by Bob Marley
------------------------..............
*Recorded 1971*
Intro:
  F#m    E    D   E(x2)
Verse 1:
 AWhen I was Ejust a Dlittle child,E  
 AHappi-Eness was Dthere awhile.E  
 AThen from Eme, yeah,  Dit slipped one day, yeah,E  
 AHappi-Eness, come Dback, I Esay.
Bridge 1:
'Cos if you F#mdon't come,
I've got to go Elookin' for Dhappiness.
Well, Eif you F#mdon't come,
I've got to go Elookin' Lord, for Dhappiness, happiness. Said Ethat...
Chorus 1:
 ASaid, I'm-a A7hurtin' (in-Dside), and it's loneliness;
I'm Ahurtin', I'm A7hurtin' deep in-Dside, oh good God, Enow.
Interlude:
     F#m     E   DOh, hear Emy F#mcry, hear my Ecry;
Yeah, Dmy, my, my, my, my, my, my cry.E  
Verse 2:
 ABeen to-Egether like Dschool children,E  
 AThen you Ehurt me Djust in vain.E  
 AOh ELord, I'm Dyour weary child; Eoh,
 AHappi-Eness, come Dback a-Ewhile.
Bridge 1:
'Cos if you F#mdon't come,
I've got to go Elookin' for Dhappiness.
The road is dangerous;E  
 F#mI've got to go Elookin' for Dhappiness, happiness.E  
Chorus 2:
 ASaid, I'm,  A7don't you know I'm, DI'm hurting, hurting inside.E  
 AOh, I'm A7hurtin',  Dwho cares? who cares?E  
Interlude:
F#m  E  D
Coda:
(D)              E       A  A7  
 Does the one who loves,
Oh,  Dfeel the pain, feel the pain?E  
 ADoes the one who A7loves,  Dfeel the pain, feel the pain?E  
 ABeen to-A7gether,  Dbeen together like school children...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
    F#m       E       D       A       A7
 EAD G B E  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x91111109  x79997  x57775  577655  575655
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Im Hurting Inside

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...I'M HURTING INSIDE... by Bob Marley

------------------------..............

*Recorded 1971*

Intro:

F#m E D E

(x2)

Verse 1:

A E D E

When I was just a little child,

A E D E

Happi-ness was there awhile.

A E D E

Then from me, yeah, it slipped one day, yeah,

A E D E

Happi-ness, come back, I say.

Bridge 1:

F#m

'Cos if you don't come,

E D

I've got to go lookin' for happiness.

E F#m

Well, if you don't come,

E D E

I've got to go lookin' Lord, for happiness, happiness. Said that...

Chorus 1:

A A7 D

Said, I'm-a hurtin' (in-side), and it's loneliness;

A A7 D E

I'm hurtin', I'm hurtin' deep in-side, oh good God, now.

Interlude:

F#m E D E F#m E

Oh, hear my cry, hear my cry;

D E

Yeah, my, my, my, my, my, my, my cry.

Verse 2:

A E D E

Been to-gether like school children,

A E D E

Then you hurt me just in vain.

A E D E

Oh Lord, I'm your weary child; oh,

A E D E

Happi-ness, come back a-while.

Bridge 1:

F#m

'Cos if you don't come,

E D

I've got to go lookin' for happiness.

The road is dangerous;

F#m E D E

I've got to go lookin' for happiness, happiness.

Chorus 2:

A A7 D E

Said, I'm, don't you know I'm, I'm hurting, hurting inside.

A A7 D E

Oh, I'm hurtin', who cares? who cares?

Interlude:

F#m E D

Coda:

D E A A7

()

Does the one who loves,

D E

Oh, feel the pain, feel the pain?

A A7 D E

Does the one who loves, feel the pain, feel the pain?

A A7 D

Been to-gether, been together like school children...

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

F#m E D A A7

EAD G B E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x91111109 x79997 x57775 577655 575655

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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