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Nazareth - Love Hurts Chords

Chord reference G, Em, D7, B7, G7, C, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

Love [G]hurts, love [Em]scars, love [C]wounds and [D7]mars Any [G]heart not [Em]tough nor [C]strong e[D7]nough To take a lot of [G]pain, [B7]take a lot of [Em]pain [G7]Love is like a [C]cloud [Am7]pulls a lot of [D7]rain Love [G]hurts, [F]mmm, [C]mmm, love [G]hurts

[D7] I’m [G]young I [Em]know but [C]even [D7]so I know a [G]thing or [Em]two I [C]learned from [D7]you I really learned a [G]lot, [B7]really learnt a [Em]lot [G7]Love is like a [C]stove [Am7]burns you when it’s [D7]hot Love [G]hurts, [F]mmm, [C]mmm, love [G]hurts

[D7]

[Em]Some fools think of [B7]happi[Em]ness [B7]Blissful[Em]ness, [B7]together[Em]ness [A7]Some fools fool themselves I guess But they’re not fooling [D7]me

I know it isn’t [G]true, [B7]know it isn’t [Em]true [G7]Love is just a [C]lie [Am7]made to make you [D7]blue Love [G]hurts, [F]mmm, [C]mmm, love [G]hurts

[D7] [G] [Em] [C] [D7]

Love [G]hurts, [F]mmm, [C]mmm, love [G]hurts [F]Ohhhh [C]Ohhhh love [G]hurts.

Artist Nazareth
Album Super Group Festival
Genres Rock, Classic Rock
Year 1974
Key G

How to Play Love Hurts on Guitar?

Nazareth - Love Hurts can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, D7, B7, G7, C, F chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Love Hurts with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.