Don't hurt yourself Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays378

Don't hurt yourself by Marillion is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Cmaj7, C, Cadd9, G6, G7, G, Em, Bm, D, D4, Dsus, Am, B7sus4 and C6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro : Cmaj7CCadd9 , G6G7G, Cmaj7CCadd9 

Em   Bm    C   G    D D4 D Dsus 4 (4x) 

Em              Bm        C               G   D 
There'll come a time when all of this is over 
Em         Bm         C                 G   D  
Something else will grow and take its place 
Em            Bm        C           G       D  
The brand new car:scrap metal in a junkyard 
Em             Bm           C               G    D  
The children playing will grow up and leave home 
Em         Bm      C                    G      D       
Put it away this dream you can't stop dreaming 
Em        Bm      C          G     D 
Put it away this anger and desire 

EmBmCGD 

Am       Bm      C           G      D 
The open road is infinitely hopeful 
Am                Bm        C                   G     D    
Take all those memories and throw them in the fire 

          Em        Bm 
And don't hurt yourself 
      C         G   D 
Don't hurt yourself 
      Em        Bm  C       G   D  
Don't hurt yourself anymore 

      Cmaj7       Bm 
Don't hurt yourself 
      Cmaj7       G     D 
Don't hurt yourself 
   Em     Bm     C    G    D 
Anymore 

EmBmCG - D 

Em             Bm       C             G      D 
There's an old man on a warm and sunny island 
Em           Bm           C                G    D 
No job, no money, just a smile to call his own 
Em           Bm          C               G        D 
Know what he says?. "The past will only haunt you. 
Em           Bm      C             G     D 
Live for today. Each day's an open door 
  
      Em        Bm 
Don't hurt yourself 
      C         G     D 
Don't hurt yourself 
      Em       Bm  C     G   D 
Don't hurt yourself anymore" 

Am          Bm      C               G      D 
Nothing to lose is nothing to fight over 
Am           Bm 
The shining stars! 
        B7sus4   
They've seen it all before. 

Em     D    (2x) 

      Em        D 
Don't hurt yourself 
      C         G    D 
Don't hurt yourself 

      Em        Bm  C     G   D 
Don't hurt yourself anymore 
      Em        Bm  C               G   D 
Don't hurt yourself, don't hurt yourself 
      Em        Bm  C       G       D 
Don't hurt yourself anymore anymore any- 

Em    Bm   C   G    D 
more 

Em    Bm   C   G    D (2x) 

Em               Bm                 C 
Dust keeps coming. Rust keeps coming. Weeds keep growing. 
G            D 
Where you going? 
C6                 Bm                 Cmaj7 
Dust keeps coming. Rust keeps coming. Weeds keep growing. 
G 
Where you going? 

(repeat intro) 


    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante