R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
188 bpm 6/8 Picking [Automatic for the People 1992]
Intro
D D G G D D G G
Verse 1
D D G G
When the day is long… and the night…
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the night is yours alone…
D D G G
When you're sure you've had enough… of this life…
D D G G
well hang on…
Chorus 1
Em Em A A
Don't let yourself go-ooo-ooo…
Em Em A A
‘cause everybody crie-eee-eees…
Em Em A ^ A
and everybody hu-uuu-urts…
Verse 2
D D G G
So-ooo-metimes… sometimes
D D G G
everything is wrong… now it's time to
D D G G
sing along… when your day is night… alone…
HO-OOO-LD OOO-ON…
D D G G
If you feel like letting go…
HO-OOO-LD OOO-ON… HO-OOO-LD OOO-ON…
D D G G
When you think you've had too much… of this
D D G G
life… well hang on…
Chorus 2
Em Em A A
‘cause everybody hu-uuu-rts…
Em Em A A
take comfort in your frie-eee-ends…
Em Em A A
everybody hu-uuu-urts…
Bridge
F# F# Bm Bm
Don't throw your ha-aaa-and,
F# F# Bm Bm F#
oh-hhh-hhh… no-ooo…
F# Bm Bm
don't throw your ha-aaa-nd…
C C G G
when you feel like you're alone…
C C Am ^ Am
no… no… no… not alone…
Verse 3
D D G G
If you're on your own… in this life…
D D G G
the days and nights are long…
D D G G
When you think you've had too much… of this life…
D D G G
to hang on…
Refrain
Em Em A A
Well everybody hu-uuu-rts…
Em Em A A
So-ooo-metimes… everybody crie-eee-eees…
Em Em A ^ A (A)
everybody hu-uuu-rts…
Outro (fade ending)
D D G G
So-ooo-metimes… everybody
D D G G
hu-uuu-rts… so-ooo-metimes…
D D G G
so hold-ddd on-nnn… hold-ddd on-nnn…
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hold-ddd on-nnn… hold-ddd on-nnn…
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hold-ddd on-nnn… hold-ddd on-nnn…
D D G G
hold-ddd on-nnn… hold-ddd on-nnn… everybody
D D G G
hu-uuu-rts… hold-ddd on-nnn…
D D G G * D
hold-ddd on-nnn… hold-ddd on-nnn…