Hurt a Long Time

Song

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 13:17:12 +1000

From: James Stewart <j.stewart@student.canberra.edu.au>

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: j.stewart@student.canberra.edu.au

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

|------------------------0-------|--------------------------0-----|
|------3--2--------------3-------|------3--2-----3h5p3------3-----|
|------------2-------2---2-------|------------2---------2---2-----|
|---------------2--------0-------|--------------------------0-----|
|---0--------------0-----0-------|---0----------------------0-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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