From: Scott A. Yanoff
John Mellencamp Hurts so Good
Medium Rock Tempo
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> INTRO:
As the names of some of the chords are too long, I`ve used the following
code:
Chord Code
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A(no 3rd) A1
Asus4sus2 A2
A6(no 3rd) A3
A1 A2 A A3 A1 A1 A2 A A3 A
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-------3-3-3-2-----------------------------3-3-3-2------------------------
---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2---2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--
---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4-----2--3-3-3-2------4---2---2--2-4----
---0---------0---0--0---0---------------0--------0---0--0---0-------------
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> VERSE I:
A E Fm D
When I was a young boy, said put away those young boy ways
A E Fm 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,
Fm D E
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 Fm D E
Sometimes love don`t feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.
> Repeat Intro
> VERSE II: (same chord pattern as Verse I)
Don`t have to be so exiting.
Just tryin` to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah.
You always look so invitin` you ain`t as green as you are young
Hey baby, its you. Come on, girl, now, its you.
Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby.
Let`s see what we can do. Come on and make it . . .
> Repeat Chorus.
D A D Fm A
I ain`t talkin` no big deals; I ain`t made no plans myself.
D E
I ain`t talkin` no high heels; Maybe we could walk around all day long,
walk around all day long.
> Repeat Intro and fade
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CHORDS:
A(no 3rd) x 0 2 2 x x
Asus4sus2 x 0 2 4 3 x
A6(no 3rd) x 0 4 2 x x
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
D x x 0 2 3 2
Fm 2 4 4 2 2 2
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Stuart Hamilton
University of Queensland
St Lucia AUSTRALIA
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If you really want to taste some cool success, better learn to play guitar.
Play guitar - play guitar. Play guitar - play guitar. . . .
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
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