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Everybody Hurts - REM

WHOLE SONG 63 bpm
    D                        G 
e|--------2-----------2------------3-----------3-----|
B|------3---3-------3---3--------3---3-------3---3---|
G|----2-------2---2-------2----0-------0---0-------0-|
D|--0-----------0------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-----------3-----------|
 
The whole song goes like this.  Play the root of the chord first
then the 3rd 2nd and 1st strings follow and then back up.

[Verse 1]
 D                   G               D                       G    D 
When the day is long and the night,    the night is yours alone
                               G                 D                 G 
When you're sure you've had enough of this life,    well hang on
 
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----0-----0--|
D|---0-----0----|
A|--------------|
E|-3-----2------|
 
[Chorus]
 
 Em                  A  Em                  A       Em 
Don't let yourself go,        everybody cries
                A               D    G 
and everybody hurts sometimes
 
[Verse 2]
                           D    G                          D 
Sometimes everything is wrong,     now it's time to sing along
                           G                       D 
When your day is night alone             (hold on, hold on)
                          G                        D 
If you feel like letting go              (hold on)
                              G              D                 G 
When you think you've had too much of this life,     well hang on
 
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----0-----0--|
D|---0-----0----|
A|--------------|
E|-3-----2------|

[Chorus]
 
 Em               A  Em                                A       Em 
     Everybody hurts,        take comfort in your friends
            A 
Everybody hurts,

[Bridge]
 
 F#                   Bm        F#    Bm     F#                    Bm 
   Don't throw your hand,      oh    no,        don't throw your hand
 C                                     G     C                              Am 
     when you feel like you're alone,       no, no, no, you are not alone
 
[Verse 3]
 
 D                         G                D                               G 
    If you're on your own    in this life,    the days and nights are long
 D                                G                    D              G 
    When you think you've had too much, of this life,    to hang on
 
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----0-----0--|
D|---0-----0----|
A|--------------|
E|-3-----2------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 Em                        A      Em 
    Well everybody hurts,   sometimes
                 A    Em                    A       D      G 
Everybody cries,           everybody hurts,   sometimes
 
 
[Verse 4]
                    D      G         D/A       G        D 
But everybody hurts   sometimes so hold on, hold on, hold on,
        G        D        G        D        G 
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on,
          D       G   D   G 
Everybody hurts
 D                 G   D   G   D   G 
You are not alone