The Hurt chords

Cat Stevens

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  			G                C         G      C               D        A     Am7 
     You say you want to seek the truth, but it's hard to find 
          D               G            D        C       F    C    G 
No one to help you, your friends don't have the time   Hey, Hey, Hey 
        C     G            C                  D   A    Am7 
So you ride around in your car. switch on the radio 
            D         Am7                D                    Am7 
You want to relate to      something you once read in a book 
               D      G      D      G 
What kind of a way to try to take a look 

C             D                 C     D     G 
Until I got hurt I was looking, I was on my way 
            C                 D             C         D       G 
Until I got hurt, until I got hurt, darling I painted my face grey 
            C               D 
Until I got hurt, 'till got hurt, why didn't I 
  C      D           G 
I didn't think of this until I got hurt 
            D           C          D               G   F Em Dm C G 
'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 

Bm    Em    C           G           Am 
Young son, don't let me down, young son 
    Em                   Am   D       G 
I'm trusting you to keep on, never turn away now 
Bm   Em    C       G            Am 
Hold on, never let go, now hold on 
Em                            Am 
Turn your heart to the bright sun 
          D         G 
Love will come your way 
         A                     D 
Cos 'till you make that final show 
G            Em        C                  D       G 
You'll never know what love you've been missing 
G7         C  D7  G 
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 
C           D          C      D              G      F  Em Dm C G 
Until I got hurt, oh I didn't know what love is