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Noah Kahan - Hurt Somebody Chords

Chord reference C, F, Am, Dm, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Taking it [F][C]slowly, [Am]I’m afraid to be [F][C]lonely [C]Nobody [F]told [C]me, [Dm]it’s harder than [Am]I thought to tell the [F][C]truth It[C]’s gonna leave you in [F][C]pieces, [Am]all alone with your [F][C]demons [C]And I know that we [F]need [C]this, [Am]but I’ve been too afraid to [F]follow [C]through

[C]Hold me close and I [F]won’t [C]leave, [Am]’cause it hurts [C]when you hurt [F]some[C]body [C]So much to say but I [F]don’t [C]speak, [Am]And I hate that I let [C]you [F]stop [C]me, [Am]’cause it hurts when you [G]hurt [F]some[C]body

[C]Don’t know where the [F]time [C]went, [Am]stuck in the wrong [F]mind[C]set I [C]let the [F]rules [C]bend, [Am]when I know that all along they’re made to [F]break [C] [C]You got me searching for [F]rea[C]ons, [Am]to keep me from [F]leaving [C] [C]And that I have [F]trouble [C]breathing, [Dm]I give myself another [F]chance to [C]stay

[C]Hold me close and I [F]won’t [C]leave, [Am]’cause it hurts [C]when you hurt [F]some[C]body [C]So much to say but I [F]don’t [C]speak, [Am]And I hate that I let [C]you [F]stop [C]me, [Am]’cause it hurts when you [G]hurt [F]some[C]body

[F] One day before you know it, [C]you will see, [Dm]all of the pain and all [G]the irony, yeah [Dm]You’ll feel the stinging and you’ll [C]think of me, ’cause it [F]hurts when you hurt

[C]Hold me close and I [F]won’t [C]leave, [Am]’cause it hurts [C]when you hurt [F]some[C]body [C]So much to say but I [F]don’t [C]speak, [Am]And I hate that I let [C]you [F]stop [C]me, [C]Hold me close and I [F]won’t [C]leave, [Am]’cause it hurts [C]when you hurt [F]some[C]body [C]So much to say but I [F]don’t [C]speak, [Am]And I hate that I let [C]you [F]stop [C]me, [Am]’cause it hurts when you [G]hurt [F]some[C]body

Artist Noah Kahan
Album Hurt Somebody
Genres Pop, Electronic
Year 2018
Key C

How to Play Hurt Somebody on Guitar?

Noah Kahan - Hurt Somebody can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Am, Dm, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Hurt Somebody with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.