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Stephen Ray – Hurting To Tell Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAm F C G

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These are Hurting To Tell chords by Stephen Ray on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am F C G Am F C G

[Verse 1]
Am             F
Did you lose a child
that
            C    G
never had a name?
Am           F
Did you ever wonder
         C
who's to blame?
       Am           F
Did heaven get an angel
that
 C                G
 no one knows about?
Am            F
Do you have a story that
                  C    G
you're hurting to tell?
G
(Hurting to tell)

[Chorus]
Am                F
You don't have to say
that you're sorry
C                  G
And I can tell you need
somebody
Am                 F
You smile when you say
               C
that it's all okay
                  G
Prayin' that your eyes
               Am
won't give it away
             F
Did you stop talking
to God?
C
'Cause it's a lot
when you're
G
going through hell
Am
If you think you're
 F
alone,
                 C
just know you're not
              G
We've all got stories
that
                 Am  F
we're hurting to tell
            C   G
(Hurting to tell)

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[Verse 2]
Am           F
Does it feel like
you'rе
            C   G
living in a war?
Am
And are you
fighting
F
battles
      C
therе ain't no
          G
medals for?
             Am
Does it ever take
you to the
            F
bottom of a bottle?
            C
And are you tryna
find
      G
a way out?
Am            F
Do you have a story
that you're
           C    G
hurting to tell?
(You're hurting to
Am
tell)

[Chorus]
Am                F
You don't have to say
that you're sorry
C                  G
And I can tell you need
somebody
Am                 F
You smile when you say
               C
that it's all okay
                  G
Prayin' that your eyes
               Am
won't give it away
             F
Did you stop talking
to God?
C
'Cause it's a lot
when you're
G
going through hell
Am
If you think you're
 F
alone,
                 C
just know you're not
              G
We've all got stories
that we're
hurting to
Am  F C G Am F C G
tell

[Bridge]
Am        F
I've been hurting
   C   G
to tell
Am         F
We've been hurting
   C   G
 to tell

[Out-Chorus]
Am
You don't have to
F
say
that you're sorry
C
And I can tell you
G
need somebody
Am                 F
You smile when you say
               C
that it's all okay
                  G
Prayin' that your eyes
               Am
won't give it away
             F
Did you stop talking
to God?
C
'Cause it's a lot
when you're
G
going through hell
Am
If you think you're
 F
alone,
                 C
just know you're not
              G
We've all got stories
that we're
           Am  F C
hurting to tell
G
(Oh, that we're
hurting
   Am  F C G
to tell)

Watch: Hurting To Tell

From Stephen Ray - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Hurting To Tell: key, chords and progression

To play Hurting To Tell by Stephen Ray, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: Am, F, C and G.

Most of the song cycles through Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII in A minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Hurting To Tell chords: questions

What key is Hurting To Tell in?

Hurting To Tell by Stephen Ray is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hurting To Tell?

Hurting To Tell uses 4 chords: Am, F, C, G.

What is the chord progression of Hurting To Tell?

The main progression is Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems.

Is Hurting To Tell easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

These are Hurting To Tell chords by Stephen Ray on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Watch: Hurting To Tell

How to play Hurting To Tell: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Hurting To Tell chords: questions

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