A G A
A G A
A D A D
A D A D


[Verse]

        A             D
Well, I came into the city
       A              D
with a swansuit on my back.
         A       D
I didn't have no place to live,
         A                   D
I didn't even have a country shack.
         A       D
I didn't have no money,
       A                    D
didn't even have a place to go.
     A             D
Just one thing on my mind,
          A               D
I'm gonna tell you so you know.
D
I've been hurt so bad now,
                            A D A D
couldn't know the way I feel.

Well, I tell you,
E
I've been hurt so bad,
F#           G     G#           A D A D
gonna take a long, long time to heal.


[Verse 2]

        A            D
Well, I got myself a woman,
       A               D
then I proved myself a man.
A            D
Got myself a place to live,
      A             D
gonna do the best I can.
    A           D
Got myself some money,
     A            D
even got myself a place to go.
A               D
One thing on my mind,
          A               D
I'm gonna tell you so you know.

Well, I've been hurt so bad now,
                              A D A D
you couldn't know the way I feel.

No, no.
          E
I've been hurt so bad,
F#           G     G#           A D A D
gonna take a long, long time to heal.


[Bridge]

E
Well, I stand and fall, kickin' round.
                                             A D/A E/A D/A
Lord, I've been thrown out of every place, yeah.

I've been.
E
One thing I gotta do,

got to sing my song to you
C  G              E
before my dyin' day.

That's right.


[Solo]

A D A D
A D A D
A D A D
A D A D

D

A D A D
E F# G G# A D A D


[Bridge 2]

                 E
Well, I've been stoopin', fallin', I've been kicked around.
                                       A D/A E/A D/A
Lord, I've been thrown out of every place.
   E
Ah, just one thing I gotta do,

I gotta sing my song to you,
C G                  E
before my dyin' day.

Yeah.


[Intro]

A G A
A G A
A G A
A G A
A D A D
A D A D


[Verse 3]

          A             D       A D
I've been living in the city.
          A             D          A  D
Said I've been living in the city, yeah.
          A        D        A      D       A         D
I've been walkin', talkin', livin', dyin', laughin', cryin'.
A          D
Yeah, let me tell,

one thing I gotta do,
                                  A D A D
oh, you couldn't know the way I feel.

Oh, no.
          E
Cause I've been hurt so bad,
F#      G           G#          A D
I gonna take a long time to heal.
A               D
Let me hear you playin' now, ah.



[Solo 2]

A D A D
A D A D
A D A D
A D A D

D

A D A D
E F# G G# A D A D


[Coda]

          E
Well, I've been hurt so bad,
F#    G                 G#        A
gonna take a long, long time to heal.
E
I've been hurt so bad now,
F#            G         G#        A
gonna take a long, long time to heal.
      E
Yeah, I've been hurt so bad,
F#           G          G#        A
gonna take a long, long time to heal.
E
Yeah, I've been hurt so bad now,
F#           G          G#        A
gonna take a long, long time to heal.
              E
Well, I've been, I've been, I've been hurt so bad,
F#        G                 G#           A
I'm gonna take a very long, long time to heal.

Hooh-ha.
    E
Yeah, I've been hurt so bad,
F#        G                 G#           A
gonna take a long, long time to heal.
               A G A
I ain't foolin'.