Hurting Each Other

How hard is it?

Ad: Want to make Hurting Each Other sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.

How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

HURTING EACH OTHER
W: Peter Udell
M: Gary Geld
The Carpenters
Key: C

-2  3  -2  2   -1   -2 3  -2  2  -1
No one in the world ev-er had a love 
2   -2   3  1  -122
as sweet as my love
 1  -3*  4   -3* -3   3
For no-where in the world 
 -3*    4  -3*-3  3  -3 -3*  4  -2  3-3-3
could there be a boy as true as you love
 1  1   3* -3 -3*   4  -3* 3*  4 
All my love I give glad-ly to you
-3    4   -5  -4   4    -5  6  -5  5
All your love you give glad-ly to me
 5   -5  6    5    -5 -5     6   -5  5  -5
Tell me why, then, oh why should it be that

-5 6-5 6  -5   6   -6   6  -5
We go on hurt-ing each oth-er
-5 6-5 6  -5   6   -6   6  -5
We go on hurt-ing each oth-er
-5   6   -6   6  -5  6
Mak-ing each oth-er cry, 
 -5   6   -6   6  5
Hurt-ing each oth-er
  3  -3* -3 -3* -3  -2 32-12
With-out ev-er know-ing why

 -2  3   -2   2    -1   -2 3
Clos-er than the leaves on a 
 -2   2  -1   2  -2 3  1 -122
Weep-ing wil-low ba-by we are
-3*  4   -3* -3  3   -3*  4
Clos-er dear are we than the 
-3* -3   3   -3 -3* 4 -2 3-3-3
Sim-ple let-ters A and B  are
 1  1   3*  3* -3*   4  -3* 3*  4
All my life I could love on-ly you
 3*   4   -5  -4    4    -5  6  -5 5
All your life you could love on-ly me
  5  -5  6     5   -5 -5    6    -5  5  -5
Tell me why, then, oh why should it be that

-5 6-5 6  -5   6   -6   6  -5
We go on hurt-ing each oth-er
-5 6-5 6  -5   6   -6   6  -5
We go on hurt-ing each oth-er
-5   6   -6   6  -5  6
Mak-ing each oth-er cry, 
 -5   6   -6   6  5
Hurt-ing each oth-er
  3  -3* -3 -3* -3  -2 32-12
With-out ev-er know-ing why

  -5  6    6   -5   6   -6   6  -5
Can't we stop hurt-ing each oth-er?
-5  6    6   -5   6   -6   6  -5
Got-ta stop hurt-ing each oth-er
-5   6   -6   6  -5  6
Mak-ing each oth-er cry, 
 -5    6   -6   6   -5    6
Break-ing each oth-er's heart,
 -5   6   -6   6  -5 5  -5
Tear-ing each oth-er a-part

  -5  6    6   -5   6   -6   6  -5
Can't we stop hurt-ing each oth-er?
-5  6    6   -5   6   -6   6  -5
Got-ta stop hurt-ing each oth-er
-5   6   -6   6  -5  6
Mak-ing each oth-er cry, 
 -5    6   -6   6   -5    6
Break-ing each oth-er's heart,
 -5   6   -6   6  -5 5  -5
Tear-ing each oth-er a-part

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound