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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 13:17:12 +1000
From: James Stewart
Subject: c/cantrell_jerry/hurt_a_long_time.tab
HURT A LONG TIME by Jerry Cantrell
from the Album ‘Boggy Depot’
Tabbed by James Stewart.
Email: [email protected]
Tune down 1/2 a step.
Clean or Acoustic Guitar
This is my interpretation of the song. It is my favourite song off
the album and is a lot of fun to play.
Intro
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|——3–2————–3——-|——3–2—–3h5p3——3—–|
|————2——-2—2——-|————2———2—2—–|
|—————2——–0——-|————————–0—–|
|—0————–0—–0——-|—0———————-0—–|
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Verse
|———————0—-0-0—|——————–2—–2-2—|
|———–2–3–2—2—-2-2—|———-2–3–2—3—–3-3—|
|———2———–2—-2-2—|——–2———–2—–2-2—|
|—–0h2————-0—-0-0—|—-0h2————-0—–0-0—|
|–0—————————–|–0—————————–|
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Chorus:
I didn’t really try to figure this part out and I only tabbed what
I thought was the backing guitar. Its based around the A and D
chord structures, like the first parts of the song. It shouldnt be
too hard to figure out. The chords are just interchanged.
Heavy Distortion
|—-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2———————-2-2-2-2-2-2-2——-|
|—-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-2—2–2-2-3-2—-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——-|
|—-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—-2—2–2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2-2-2——-|
|—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—-2—2–2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0——-|
|—————————0—0–0-0-0-0————————|
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Lyrics:
Verse 1:
His hands are clenched
His knuckles white
He got a gun
And gave up the fight
When I found out
I couldn’t even cry
Well I am now
And I’m tryin’ to figure out why
Chorus:
I’ll save it for you
You save me from me
And the hole in my head I can see
Tell her I love her
Tell the kids that I loved them
Oh, it’s a bad dream
I’ve got only time
Yeah, it’s a bad dream
I’ve got only time
You know it’s a bad dream
I’ve got only time
I wish it was a bad dream
I wish it was a bad dream
‘Cause it’s gonna hurt a long time, yeah
Verse 2:
He lies awake
With saddened eyes
Sleeping babies
Keeping him alive
Chorus x1
Or get on with dying
