Hoobastank - This Is Gonna Hurt: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Is Gonna Hurt" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m
I've been living for too long
With a feeling something's wrong
Like a thorn stuck in my side
      B      A
Just out of reach for me to pull it out
C#m
Now the picture's crystal clear
I can see that the end is near
We no longer have to pretend
      B          A
All things have got to come to an end

Chorus:
C#m            E
This is gonna hurt
               B
This is gonna hurt you
               A
This is gonna hurt you
                   C#m
More than it hurts me
                   E
And I don't wanna hurt
                      B
That's why I'm gonna hurt you
                      A
That's why I'm gonna hurt you
                    C#m
It's how it's gonna be

And they say what doesn’t kill you
Well, I’m sure you know the rest
If you’d shut up for a second
I could get this off my chest
Cause I’ve been though way too much
And we’ve grown so out of touch
Now we can’t see eye to eye
It’s time to kiss it goodbye

Chorus

This is gonna hurt you
That's how it's gonna be
This is gonna hurt you

A                 F#m            C#m
Can't you see the writing on the wall?
A                F#m          C#m
One more step before I end it all
A                 F#m            C#m
Can't you see the writing on the wall?
(Closing my eyes, holding my breath)
(Finish it now, get it over with)
A               F#m           C#m
One more step before I end it all
(Closing my eyes, holding my breath)
(Finish it now, get it over with)
This is gonna hurt
A                  F#m            C#m
(Can't you see the writing on the wall?)
(Closing my eyes, holding my breath,
Finish it now, get it over with)
This is gonna hurt you
This is gonna hurt you
More than it hurts me
And I don't wanna hurt
A                F#m           C#m
(One more step before I end it all)
(Closing my eyes, holding my breath,
Finish it now, get it over with)
That's why I'm gonna hurt you
That's why I'm gonna hurt you

                     A F#m
It's how it's gonna be
                    C#m C#
It's how it's gonna be
                     A F#m
It's how it's gonna be
                    C#m C# A F#m C#
It's how it's gonna be


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "This Is Gonna Hurt" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Is Gonna Hurt" by Hoobastank.