Verse 1:
D      A       Bm       A     G      Em       G      A               D A
I wish I could keep you from abusing yourself for no reason at all
D        A          Bm         Gbm
Counting backwards, things you endured
G       Em      G       A             D A
Pitting them up against happier lives
 
Chorus 1:
G               Em          D A G
 That's not the way to hurt me
G              Em          D A G
That's not the way to hurt me
G                  Em          D Gbm
I'll show you the way to hurt me
 
Verse 2:
Bm             Gbm             E       G
In search of a soft sound from another planet
Bm             Gbm            E           G
In search of a quiet place to lay this to rest
Bm           Gbm                D         E
Striving for goodness while the cruel men win
E          G          Em            G       A
There's no part of me left that can feel or hear it
 
Interulde: Bm A G
 
Solo: D A Bm A G Em A G A Bm A
 
Chorus 2:
G             Em           D A G
They'll never let you hurt me
G             A            D A G
They'll never let you hurt me
G          Em           D
I'll never let you hurt me
 A Bm  A Gbm G
(Hurt  me)
 Em G A
(Oh,  Oh)
 
Outro: G A D