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Hurt People Hurt People

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[Intro]
C F   G   F
[Verse 1]
You take it Cout on me 'cause you got troubles at Fhome
A big Gman like him better leave my girl Falone
GListen, baby, we can get out oFf here
You can Gtake my car and drive away all youFr fears
[Pre-Chorus]
FDon't you worry, GI
Know just how you fAmeel
You've been hurt befG/Bore
[Chorus]
FHurt people, they hurt people
CIs it ever gonna stop?
FHurt people, they hurt people
CSo give me everything you've got
[Verse 2]
FYou might get lost, but you're no loser
And you Cmight get used, but you're no user
And we Fask ourselves, what are we doing?
But I'll Cstick by you, 'cause there's no choosing
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, no, Fdon't you worry, GI
Know just how you fAmeel
You've been hurt befG/Bore
[Chorus]
FHurt people, they hurt people
CIs it ever gonna stop?
FHurt people, they hurt people
CSo give me everything you've got
[Pre-Bridge]
FGive me everything, everything you've Cgot
Give me everything, everything you've Fgot
[Bridge]
FSome born with a blessing, some born with a curse
FSome have it better, yeah, some have it worse
CSome are thinking forward but they have it in reverse
CNo matter how bad it gets, it can always get Fworse
Some people lie for it
FSome people even die for it
They would take your f****** Clife for it
Some people pay the man in the sky for it
You Fmeasure the heart by the size of the man
I measure the man by the size of the heart
CWe ain't perfect, this is who we are
N.C.
Help me see the light in the dark (The dark, yeah)
[Chorus]
FHurt people, they hurt people (Yeah)
CIs it ever gonna stop? (Ever gonna stop?)
FHurt people, they hurt people
CSo give me everything you've got (Everything that you've got)
[Outro]
FGive me everything, everything you've Cgot
Give me everything, everything you've Fgot
Give me everything, everything you've Cgot
CGive me everything, everything you've got

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Hurt People Hurt People

by The Script

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

C F G F

[Verse 1]

C F

You take it out on me 'cause you got troubles at home

G F

A big man like him better leave my girl alone

G F

Listen, baby, we can get out of here

G F

You can take my car and drive away all your fears

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

Don't you worry, I

Know just how you feel

G/B

You've been hurt before

[Chorus]

Hurt people, they hurt people

Is it ever gonna stop?

Hurt people, they hurt people

So give me everything you've got

[Verse 2]

You might get lost, but you're no loser

And you might get used, but you're no user

And we ask ourselves, what are we doing?

But I'll stick by you, 'cause there's no choosing

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

Oh, no, don't you worry, I

Know just how you feel

G/B

You've been hurt before

[Chorus]

Hurt people, they hurt people

Is it ever gonna stop?

Hurt people, they hurt people

So give me everything you've got

[Pre-Bridge]

F C

Give me everything, everything you've got

[Bridge]

Some born with a blessing, some born with a curse

Some have it better, yeah, some have it worse

Some are thinking forward but they have it in reverse

C F

No matter how bad it gets, it can always get worse

Some people lie for it

Some people even die for it

They would take your f****** life for it

Some people pay the man in the sky for it

You measure the heart by the size of the man

I measure the man by the size of the heart

We ain't perfect, this is who we are

N.C.

Help me see the light in the dark (The dark, yeah)

[Chorus]

Hurt people, they hurt people (Yeah)

Is it ever gonna stop? (Ever gonna stop?)

Hurt people, they hurt people

So give me everything you've got (Everything that you've got)

[Outro]

F C

Give me everything, everything you've got

About Hurt People Hurt People Chords by The Script

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The chords for "Hurt People Hurt People" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, A, Am, G/B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.