L o v e H u r t s - Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris Words and music by Felice & Boudleaux Bryant. As recorded by Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris, on his 1974 album Grievous Angel. In G, as recorded. Tempo: ~65 bpm (!) (JR & WA settle on 67, then 70 - Dec 2003) Intro chords (strummed on acoustic guitar): G Em C D G Em C D 1. Love hurts... love scars... love wounds... and mars... G Em C D Any heart... not tough... nor strong... enough... G B7 Em To take a lot of pain... take a lot of pain... G7 C Am D (D7) Love is like a cloud... holds a lot of rain. G F C G Love hurts... mmm-mmm... love hurts. G Em C D 2. I'm young... I know... but even so... G Em C D I know a thing or two... I've learned from you. G B7 Em I've really learned a lot... really learned a lot... G7 C Am D (D7) Love is like a stove... burns you when it's hot. G F C G Love hurts... mmm-mmm... love hurts. Em B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em Some fools think of happiness... blissfulness... togetherness... A Some fools fool themselves, I guess (A7) D But they're not fooling me. G B7 Em 3. I know it isn't true... know it isn't true G7 C Am D (D7) Love is just a lie... made to make you blue G F C G Love hurts... mmm-mmm... love hurts. -- brief James Burton electric guitar solo over G Em C D -- G F C G Love hurts... mmm-mmm... love hurts F C G Oh... oh... love hurts. Lyrics verified against the recording. - Transcribed by JR, KC, WA, April 2003. Last edited 17 Dec 2003. Formatting last tweaked 23 April 2003. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G r i e v o u s A n g e l - 1974 Produced by Gram Parsons for Tickner-Dickson Productions Recorded at Wally Heider Studio 4 and Capital Records Studios, Hollywood, California Mixed at Capital Records Studios, Hollywood, California Engineered & Mixed by Hugh Davies Recorded Summer, 1973, Released January, 1974 1 Return Of The Grievous Angel 2 Hearts On Fire 3 I Can't Dance 4 Brass Buttons 5 $1000 Wedding 6 Medley Live From Northern Quebec 6a Cash On The Barrelhead 6b Hickory Wind 7 Love Hurts 8 Ooh Las Vegas Gram Parsons - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Emmylou Harris - Vocals Glen D. Hardin - Piano James Burton - Electric Lead Guitar Emory Gordy - Bass Ronnie Tutt - Drums Herb Penderson - Acoustic Rhythm Guitar, Electric Rhythm Guitar on "I Can't Dance" Al Perkins - Pedal Steel Bernie Leadon - Acoustic Rhythm Guitar on "Return Of The Grievous Angel," Electric Lead Guitar on "Hearts On Fire," Dobro on "In My Hour Of Darkness" Byron Berline - Fiddle on "Return Of The Grievous Angel" & "In My Hour Of Darkness," Fiddle & Mandolin on "Cash On The Barrelhead"/"Hickory Wind" Medley N.D. Smart II - Drums on "Hearts On Fire" & "In My Hour Of Darkness" Steve Snyder - Vibes on "Hearts On Fire" Linda Ronstadt - Background Vocal on "In My Hour Of Darkness" Background blah-blah on Northern Quebec Medley by Kim Fowley, Phil Kaufman, Ed Tickner, Jane & Jon Doe Love Hurts has also been recorded by The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Little Milton, Don McLean, Cher, Pat Boone, Nazareth, and Joan Jett. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From WA's Songs Transcriptions page: Google: WA's Songs, or http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/warrenallen/songs.htm Several more transcriptions are available there, each in three formats: HTML, plain text, and a Word doc formatted for readability and printing. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------