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The Hurt

Cat Stevens
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 You say you want  to seek  the truth,  but it's hard  to find
 No one to help  you, your friends  don't have  the time  Hey,  Hey,  Hey
 So you ride  around  in your car.  switch on the radio
 You want to relate  to  something you once  read in a book
 What kind of a way  to try  to take  a look
Until  I got hurt  I was looking, I  was on  my way
 Until I got hurt,  until I got hurt,  darling I  painted my  face grey
 Until I got hurt,  'till got hurt,  why didn't I
 I didn't think  of this  until I got hurt
 'Till I got hurt.  baby.  I didn't know'  what love is
 You say you want to learn to laugh 'cause music makes you cry
 But the tears you shed are only in your eye
 So you turn to any phoney mouth with a tale to tell
 But he's just a hoaxer don't you know, selling peace and religion
 Between his jokes and his karma chewing gum
 Until I got hurt, I was looking, I was the same as you
 Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, I did not know what to do
 Until I got hurt, 'till I got hurt, why didn't I
 I didn't think of this until I got hurt
 'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is
Young son,  don't  let me down,  young son
 I'm trusting  you to keep on,  never  turn  away now
Hold on,  never  let go,  now hold on
Turn  your heart to the bright sun
 Love will come  your way
 Cos 'till  you make that final show
You'll  never know  what love  you've been missing
Missing
 You say you want to seek the truth but you work alone
 No one to help you and nobody to push you on
 So you sit at home drinking your wine, television on
 You wait for a miracle, cos you say one day one'll come along
 (But wishful thinking, boy) any minute now You might be gone
 I'd like to help you brother but that would be wrong
 Until I got hurt, I was looking, I was on my way
 Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, darling I didn't know which way
 Until I got hurt, 'till I got hurt, why didn't I
 I didn't think of this until I got hurt
 'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is
Until  I got hurt,  oh I didn't know  what love is

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Readable chord sheet for The Hurt by Cat Stevens

[G]     You say you [C]want to se[G]ek the [C]truth, but it's [D]hard to f[A]ind   [Am7]

No one to [D]help you, your f[G]riends don't [D]have the [C]time   H[F]ey, H[C]ey, H[G]ey

So you r[C]ide ar[G]ound in your [C]car. switch on the [D]radi[A]o    [Am7]

You want to [D]relate to [Am7]     something you [D]once read in a book  [Am7]

What kind of a [D]way to [G]try to [D]take a [G]look

[C]Until I got hu[D]rt I was looking, [C]I was [D]on my [G]way
Until I got [C]hurt, until I got [D]hurt, darling [C]I painted [D]my face [G]grey
Until I got [C]hurt, 'till got [D]hurt, why didn't I
I [C]didn't [D]think of thi[G]s until I got hurt
'Till I got [D]hurt. baby. [C]  I didn't [D]know' what love [G]is  [F]    [Em]       [Dm]          [C]            [G]

You say you want to learn to laugh 'cause music makes you cry
But the tears you shed are only in your eye
So you turn to any phoney mouth with a tale to tell
But he's just a hoaxer don't you know, selling peace and religion
Between his jokes and his karma chewing gum

Until I got hurt, I was looking, I was the same as you
Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, I did not know what to do
Until I got hurt, 'till I got hurt, why didn't I
I didn't think of this until I got hurt
'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is

[Bm]Young [Em]son, d[C]on't let me [G]down, young [Am]son

I'm [Em]trusting you to keep [Am]on, n[D]ever tur[G]n away now

[Bm]Hold [Em]on, ne[C]ver let [G]go, now hold [Am]on

[Em]Turn your heart to the bright [Am]sun

Love will [D]come your [G]way
Cos 'till[A] you make that final s[D]how

[G]You'll never [Em]know what [C]love you've been mi[D]ssing   [G]

[G7]Missing    [C]       [D7]           [G]

You say you want to seek the truth but you work alone
No one to help you and nobody to push you on
So you sit at home drinking your wine, television on
You wait for a miracle, cos you say one day one'll come along
(But wishful thinking, boy) any minute now You might be gone
I'd like to help you brother but that would be wrong

Until I got hurt, I was looking, I was on my way
Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, darling I didn't know which way
Until I got hurt, 'till I got hurt, why didn't I
I didn't think of this until I got hurt
'Till I got hurt, baby, I didn't know what love is
[C]Until I got [D]hurt, oh I [C]didn't [D]know what love [G]is     [F]        [Em]           [Dm]              [C]                [G]

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