Hurts So Good Ukulele chords by John Mellencamp

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nobody had the intro to this for the uke, just copies of the guitar tab!

Theory:
It's in the key of A.
It's I-V-vi-IV, or the "every song" progression.

Chords:
   I  V vi  IV
   A  E F#m D
 A|--0---x---0---0---|
 E|--0---4---2---2---|
 C|--1---4---1---2---|
 g|--2---4---2---2---|

Intro:
(Here's the guitar part for reference, with chord names added)

  A5  Aadd9 A   F#m
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-2-------------------------|----3-3-3-2------------------------|
G|---2---4-4-4-2------2---2-----------2--|-2--4-4-4-2------2---2----------2--|
D|---2---2-2-2-2------4---2----2--2-4----|-2--3-3-3-2------4---2---2--2-4----|
A|---0---------0---0--0---0--------------|-0--------0---0--0---0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

(Transcribed for ukulele)

  A  Aadd9 A   F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---| (repeat)
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------|

Verse:
A      E
When I was a young boy
F#m         D
Said put away those young boy ways

A          E
Now that I'm gettin' older so much older
F#m       D
I long all those young boy days

A        E
With a girl like you
A        E
With a girl like you

F#m         D
Lord knows there are things we can do, baby
E
Just me and you, Come on and make it uh

Chorus:
A    E
Hurt so good
A          E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D     F#m    D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
      E
You make it hurt so good

Intro:

  A  Aadd9 A   F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---|
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|  x2
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------|

Verse 2:
A          E
You don't have to be so exciting
F#m             D
Just trying to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah

A        E
You always look so inviting
F#m          D
You ain't as green as you are young

A       E
Hey baby, it's you
A           E
Come on girl now it's you
F#m          D
Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby
E
Let's see what we can do, Come on and make it uh

Chorus:
A    E
Hurt so good
A          E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D     F#m    D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
      E
You make it hurt so good

Intro:
  A  Aadd9 A   F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---|
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|  x1
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------|

Bridge:
D         A
I ain't talking no big deals
D        F#m   A
I ain't made no plans myself
D         A
I ain't talking no high heels
        E
Maybe we could walk around, all day long, Walk around, all day long

Chorus:
A    E
Hurt so good
A          E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D     F#m    D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
      E
You make it hurt so good

Intro:
  A  Aadd9 A   F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---|
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|   x2
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------|

Chorus:
A    E
Hurt so good
A          E
Come on baby make it hurt so good
D     F#m    D
Sometimes love don't feel like it should
      E
You make it hurt so good

Intro:

  A  Aadd9 A   F#m A
A|---0---2-2-2-0--------------------0---|
E|---0---0-0-0-0-----2---0----0--0-2----|  x4
C|---1---1-1-1-1-----1---1--------------|
g|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2--------------|

End on an A chord