Chords for The Cure - The Figurehead (guitar cover)

Tempo:
110.85 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Ab

Bb

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Cure - The Figurehead (guitar cover) chords
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[Cm] [Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm]
I'm sleeping less every [Ab] night.
[Cm] As the days become heavier waiting, waiting the cold [Ab] light.
A noise is [Cm] creaking at my clothes as the figure is tightened.
[F] [Bb] Spiders [Ab] inside and dust on [Cm] the living room floor.
I'm a vision of hell.
I laughed [F] in a [Bb] mirror for [Ab] the first time in [Cm] a year.
[Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [C]
[Gm] [Eb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] A thunder on the watch [Bb] blind me with your [F] [Bb] purity.
[Ab]
[Cm] I can't help thinking of our little [Bb] girl, don't I?
[F] I [Bb] think of her [Ab] tomorrow.
[Cm] Please let me sleep at night without [Bb] a window.
[F] [Bb] Press me to a surprise.
[Ab]
You [Cm] mean nothing, [Bb]
nothing.
[Ab]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[G] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [Eb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Fm] [Bb] [Ab]
I [Cm] can't lose myself [Bb] in Chinese art, [F] [Bb] American girl.
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bb] Oh, stupid [F] [Bb] writers, [Ab]
run into [Cm] the night.
I'm a [Bb] person who loves [F] you.
I'm [Bb] so pale [Ab] my heart explodes.
[Cm] Remembering you, [Bb]
thought someone [F] will miss [Bb] [F] us.
[Ab]
These thoughts go [Cm] far.
[Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[G] [Gb] [Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Eb] [B] [Gb]
[G] [Eb] [Gb]
[Eb] [B] [Gb]
[Eb] [B] [Gb]
[Fm]
I can never say no to anyone [Cm] but you.
[Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] Too many secrets, too many lies, fighting with hatred.
[Ab]
[Cm] Too many secrets, [Bb]
please make it [G] good tonight.
[Ab]
[Cm] The same irresponsible [Eb]
secrets to spare [Cm] our time.
I [Ab] will never be clean [C] again.
Such [Bb] dark eyes, my [F] stained face.
[Ab] I will never be clean [C] again.
[D] [Cm] Such dark eyes, [Gm] [Eb] your smile [Ab] is like a face.
I will never be clean [C] again.
[D] [Cm]
[D] [Ab] Clean [Fm]
[Ab] [D] [C] again.
[D] [Cm]
[D] [Eb] [Ab] I will never be clean again.
I will never be clean [C] again.
[E] [Abm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To learn The Cure - The Figurehead chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Cm, Bb, Ab, Cm, Bb, F, Cm and F of chords. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 111. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm sleeping less every [Ab] night.
[Cm] As the days become heavier waiting, waiting the cold [Ab] light. _
A noise is [Cm] creaking at my clothes as the figure is tightened.
[F] _ [Bb] _ Spiders [Ab] inside and dust on [Cm] the living room floor.
I'm a vision of hell.
I laughed [F] in a [Bb] mirror for [Ab] the first time in [Cm] a year.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ A thunder on the watch [Bb] blind me with your [F] _ [Bb] purity.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] I can't help thinking of our little [Bb] girl, don't I?
[F] I [Bb] think of her [Ab] tomorrow. _
[Cm] Please let me sleep at night without [Bb] a window.
_ [F] [Bb] Press me to a surprise.
[Ab] _
_ You [Cm] mean nothing, _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ nothing.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ I [Cm] can't lose myself [Bb] in Chinese art, [F] _ [Bb] American girl.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Oh, _ stupid [F] _ [Bb] writers, _ [Ab] _
_ run into [Cm] the night.
I'm a [Bb] person who loves [F] you.
I'm [Bb] so pale [Ab] my heart explodes.
[Cm] _ Remembering you, [Bb]
thought someone [F] will miss [Bb] [F] us.
[Ab]
These thoughts go [Cm] far.
_ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can never say no to anyone [Cm] but you.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ Too many secrets, too many lies, fighting with hatred.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] Too many secrets, [Bb]
please make it [G] good tonight.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] The same irresponsible _ [Eb] _
secrets to spare [Cm] our time.
I [Ab] will never be clean [C] again.
_ Such [Bb] dark eyes, my [F] stained face.
[Ab] I will never be clean [C] again.
_ [D] [Cm] Such dark eyes, _ [Gm] [Eb] your smile [Ab] is like a face.
I will never be clean [C] again.
_ [D] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ [Ab] Clean _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ [D] [C] again.
_ [D] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] I _ will never be clean again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I will never be clean [C] again.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Simon Gallup, Robert Smith and Laurence Tolhurst.

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