Everybody Hurts R.E.M.
By R.E.M. (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe)
From, Automatic for the People
Ok, Iâ??m writing this to be the definitive tab for this song,
hopefully to get it as close to the original as I can.
From what I can tell there are three guitars:
1)Electric Guitar â?? plays a picking pattern throughout the
song. Has a very clean sound w/reverb.
2)Acoustic Guitar â?? plays rhythm during the chorus, break and
at the end of the song (outro)
3)Electric Guitar 2 â?? Plays chords during the break and
outro. Distorted, thick sound.
The chords are based on the bass and arpeggiated guitar picking.
Where chord names are seen play the appropriate Riff and where shown,
add the rhythm if you like. Play it how you like â?? just enjoy it!
Riff 1
[D] [G]
E|-------2-----------2------|-------3-----------3------| B|-----3---3-------3---3----|---------3-----------3----| G|---2-------2---2-------2--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|-0-----------0------------|---0-----------0----------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|-3-----------3------------|
Fill 1
[G]
e|-------3------------------| B|---------3----------------| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|---0-----------0-----0----| A|--------------------------| E|-3-----------3-----2------|
Riff 2
[Em] [A]
E|-------0-----------0------|-------0-----------0------| B|---------0-----------0----|---------2-----------2----| G|-----------0-----------0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--| D|-----2-----------2--------|---2-----------2----------| A|---2-----------2----------|-0-----------0------------| E|-0-----------0------------|--------------------------|
Riff 3
[F#] [Bm]
E|-------2-----------2------|-------2-----------2------| B|---------2-----------2----|---------3-----------3----| G|-----------3-----------3--|-----4-----4-----4-----4--| D|-----4-----------4--------|---4-----------4----------| A|---4-----------4----------|-2-----------2------------| E|-2-----------2------------|--------------------------|
Riff 4
[C] [G]
E|-------0-----------0------|-------3-----------3------| B|---------1-----------1----|---------3-----------3----| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|---2-----------2----------|---0-----------0----------| A|-3-----------3------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|-3-----------3------------|
Fill 2
[C] [C/B] [Am]
E|-------0-----------0------|-------0------------------| B|---------1-----------1----|---------1----------------| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----2-----2--------------| D|---2-----------2----------|---2----------------------| A|-3-----------2------------|-0-------------0----------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Intro: D, G, D, G, D (Riff 1)
Verse 1: (Riff 1)
When your day is lon[G]g and the [D]night
The night is yours a[G]lone[D]
When you're sure you've had e[G]nough of this [D]life
G (Fill 1)
Well hang on
Chorus: (Riff 2) + Rhythm
[Em] Don't let yourself [A]go[Em]
Cause everybody [A]cries[Em]
A (Stop)
And everybody hurts
Verse 2: (Riff 1)
Some[D]times[G]
Sometimes everything is [D]wrong[G]
Now it's time to sing a[D]long
When your day is night a[G]lone[D]
(hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting [G]go[D]
(hold on)
If you think you've had too [G]much of this l[D]ife
G (Fill 1)
Well hang on
Chorus: (Riff 2) + Rhythm
[Em] Cause everybody [A]hurts[Em]
Take comfort in your fr[A]iends[Em]
Everybody [A]hurts
Break: (Riff 3) + Electric + Rhythm
[F#] Don't throw your [Bm]hand
[F#]Oh-oh, oh [Bm]no,[F#] don't throw your [Bm]hand
C (Riff 4) G
If you feel like you're alone
C (Fill 2)C/B Am (stop)
No, no, no you're not alone
Verse 3: (Riff 1)
[D] If you're on your ow[G]n in this lif[D]e
The days and nights are [G]long[D]
When you think you've had too [G]much of this li[D]fe
G (fill 1)
To hang on
Chorus: (Riff 2) + Rhythm
[Em] Well everybody [A]hurts so[Em]metimes
Everybody [A]cries[Em]
A (stop)
And everybody hurts
Outro: (Riff 1)
Some[D]times[G]
But everybody [D]hurts some[G]times
(rhythm starts)
So hol[D]d on hol[G]d on hol[D]d on hol[G]d on
Hol[D]d on hol[G]d on hol[D]d on hol[G]d on
Everybody [D]hurts[G] [D] [G]
You are not al[D]one [G](ad [D]lib [G]voca[D]ls)[G]
Chord Formations:
D [E]x [A]x [D]0 [G]2 [B]3 [E]2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
A x 0 2 2 2 0
[F#] [2] [4] [4] [3] [2] [2]
[Bm]C [2]x [2]3 [4]2 [4]0 [3]1 [2]0
C/B x 2 2 0 1 0
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
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