Hurt A Long Time

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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: 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 
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 |------3--2--------------3-------|------3--2-----3h5p3------3-----| 
 |------------2-------2---2-------|------------2---------2---2-----| 
 |---------------2--------0-------|--------------------------0-----| 
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 Verse 
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 |-----------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 
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 |----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