This is a great structure for learning how to pick and strum a guitar for a beginning guitarist, it is slow enough to keep up, yet has enough pace to force you to pay attention and keep in time. Incubus has no problem keeping things simple, and have really found the style of music they enjoy, and it shows.

Enjoy playing along to this simple guitar song whether you have an acoustic or electric. Incubus uses both in this song, and you will get a chance to match up nicely with voicings of the strings regardless of your choice of instrument………. 

Em        Bm          D             A
e|————-|——–|—————–|—————|
b|—0—–0-|——–|——7—7–8-|-5—-5–7—–|
G|——0—–|—–7-|——7—7–7-|-5—-5——–|
D|————-|—–7-|——7———-|—————|
A|-7———-|—5—|-(0)–5-5——-|—————|
E|————-|-7—–|——————|-5–5———-|

    Em           Bm       A              C
e|————-|——–|—-5—5X5—–|–3—3X3——-|
B|—0—–0-|——–|—-5—5X5—–|–5—5X5——-|
G|——0—–|—–7-|—-6—6X6—–|–5-5-5X5——|
D|————-|—–7-|—-7-7-7X7—-|–5-5-5X5——| 
A|-7———-|—5—|—-7-7-7X7—-|–3-3-3X3——|
E|————-|-7—–|—-5-5-5X5—–|—————|

            (repeat with drums)

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Verse 1|
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Em   Bm               D
Tonight we drink to youth

    Am                   Em
and holding fast the truth

       Bm                  D         Am
don’t want to lose what i had as a boy

Em    Bm               D
my heart still has a beat
      Am            Em
but love is now a feat

     Bm              D       C       
as common as a cold day in L.A.

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Refrain|
——-

    Am
sometimes when I’m alone I wonder

C
is there a spell that I am under

Am                           C      D
keeping me from seeing the real thing

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Chorus |
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Em      Bm
Love hurts

        D              Am
but sometimes it’s a good hurt

         Em        Bm     A-C
and it feels like I’m alive

Em      Bm
Love sings

      D                 C
when it transcends the bad things

         Em         Bm 
out of heartache, try me

         A              C
cause without love I won’t survive

Instrumental : Em

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Verse 2| Walter Michael De la Cruz Rockz
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Em    Bm          D
Tethered and abused

          Am          Em
stand naked and accused

       Bm               D          Am
should I surface, this one man submarine

Em  Bm              D
I only want the truth

        Am                 Em
so tonight we drink to youth

   Bm          D              C
I never lose what I had as a boy

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Refrain|
——-

    Am
sometimes when I’m alone I wonder

C
is there a spell that I am under

Am                           C      D
keeping me from seeing the real thing

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Chorus |
——-

Em      Bm
Love hurts

        D              Am
but sometimes it’s a good hurt

         Em        Bm     A-C
and it feels like I’m alive

Em      Bm
Love sings

      D                    C
when it transcends the bad things

         Em         Bm 
out of heartache, try me

         A              C
cause without love I won’t survive

Adlib: Em-Bm-D-C;
       Em-Bm-A-C
       Am-C
       Am-C-D

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Chorus |  guitar only
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Em      Bm
Love hurts

        D              Am
but sometimes it’s a good hurt

         Em        Bm     A-C
and it feels like I’m alive

(with drums)

Em      Bm
Love sings

      D                    C
when it transcends the bad things

         Em         Bm 
out of heartache, try me

         A              C
cause without love I won’t survive

Em      Bm   D         Am
Love hurts ooohhhhhhh  ohhhhhh

Em      Bm         A              C  
love hurts cause without love I won’t survive

Em      Bm   D         C
Love hurts ooohhhhhhh  lalala lalala

Em      Bm         A              C        Em
love hurts cause without love I won’t survive