Chords
Hurt

Hurt was written by Trent Reznor, first released on Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral in 1994. Later, Johnny Cash covered the song in 2002, which became one of his final hits before his death. The lyrics deal with pain, remorse, and the burden of regret, reflecting Reznors own struggles with depression and substance abuse at the time.

Key: Am

Introduction: Am    C    D    Am    C    D    

Am     C          D        Am          C         D          Am  
    I hurt myself today    to see if I still feel
  C      D            Am            C         D              Am  
I focus on the pain    the only thing that' s real
     C         D          Am             C         D          Am  
The needle tears a hole    the old familiar sting
         C         D         Am                C         D         G  
Try to kill it all away    but I remember everything
 !--Chorus 1-- 
Am                    F        C                     G  
What have I become?      My sweetest friend
Am              F                  C            G  
Everyone I know  goes away in the end
     Am                        F      G  
And you could have it all    My empire of dirt
Am                    F         G                      Am  
I will let you down     I will make you hurt
 !--Transition-- 
(Am)     C    D    Am      C    D  
 !--Verse 2-- 
Am     C             D            Am            C         D          Am  
    I wear this crown of thorns    upon my liar' s chair
C          D            Am          C        D      Am  
Full of broken thoughts    I cannot repair
  C              D            Am             C          D          Am  
Beneath the stains of time    the feelings disappear
C             D         Am      C        D                G  
You are someone else    I am still right here
 !--Chorus 2-- 
Am                    F        C                     G  
What have I become?      My sweetest friend
Am              F                  C            G  
Everyone I know  goes away in the end
     Am                        F      G  
And you could have it all    My empire of dirt
Am                    F        G  
I will let you down    I will make you hurt
 !--Outro-- 
    Am                     F        G  
If I could start again  a million miles away
Am                    F      G  
I would keep myself  I would find a way
                      (single strum)