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