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John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good Ukulele

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Hurts So Good Ukulele

(ver. 1)
John Mellencamp
[Chords]
     I   V  vi   IV
     A   E  F#m  D
  A|--0---x---0---0---|
  E|--0---4---2---2---|
  C|--1---4---1---2---|
  g|--2---4---2---2---|

[Intro]
(Here's the guitar part for reference, with chord names added)

   A5   Aadd9 A      F#m
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-2-------------------------|----3-3-3-2------------------------|
G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2--|-2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|
D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4----|-2--3-3-3-2------4---2---2--2-4----|
A|---0---------0---0--0---0--------------|-0--------0---0--0---0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

(Transcribed for ukulele)

    A   Aadd9 A     F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---|  (repeat)
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------|

[Verse]
A            E
When I was a young boy
F#m                 D
Said put away those young boy ways

A                    E
Now that I'm gettin' older so much older
F#m              D
I long all those young boy days

A                E   
With a girl like you
A                E
With a girl like you

F#m                  D
Lord knows there are things we can do, baby
E
Just me and you, Come on and make it uh

[Chorus]
A       E
Hurt so good
A                    E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D         F#m        D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
            E
You make it hurt so good

[Intro]

    A   Aadd9 A     F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---| 
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|   x2
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------| 

[Verse 2]
A                    E
You don't have to be so exciting
F#m                          D
Just trying to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah

A               E
You always look so inviting
F#m                   D
You ain't as green as you are young

A              E   
Hey baby, it's you
A                     E
Come on girl now it's you
F#m                   D
Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby
E
Let's see what we can do, Come on and make it uh

[Chorus]
A       E
Hurt so good
A                    E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D         F#m        D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
            E
You make it hurt so good

[Intro]
    A   Aadd9 A     F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---| 
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|    x1
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------| 

[Bridge]
D                  A
I ain't talking no big deals
D               F#m      A
I ain't made no plans myself
D                  A
I ain't talking no high heels
               E
Maybe we could walk around, all day long, Walk around, all day long

[Chorus]
A       E
Hurt so good
A                    E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D         F#m        D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
            E
You make it hurt so good

[Intro]
    A   Aadd9 A     F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---| 
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|     x2
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------| 

[Chorus]
A       E
Hurt so good
A                    E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D         F#m        D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
            E
You make it hurt so good

[Intro]

    A   Aadd9 A     F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---| 
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|   x4
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------| 

End on an A chord            
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