The Figurehead (Remastered Version) Chords

Tempo:
110.75 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

Ab

F

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Figurehead (Remastered Version) chords
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[Am]
[E] [Cm] [Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[Cm] [G]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] Chop and open, [Bb] leave me [Fm] alone
I'm sleeping less every [Ab] night
As [Cm] the days become heavier
[C] I wait and wait [Fm] in the cold light
[Ab]
The noise [Cm] that screams as my clothes
[C] The fear that is [F] tighter
[Bb] Silence [Ab] inside
The dust [Cm] on my lips
A revision [Bb] of hell
[F] [Cm] For the first time in years
[Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] A thunder of the world
[Bb]
Blinded with your [F] purity
[Ab]
Like [Cm] an open keyboard
[Bb]
Cords are fast
[F] A [Bb] frequent bed tomorrow
[Cm]
Please let me sleep
As I sit down [Bb] the window
[F] Break these [Bb] closed [F] doors
[Ab]
You [Cm] mean nothing
[Bb] You mean [Fm] nothing
[Ab] I [Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[G] [Cm] [Gb]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] can't lose myself [Bb] in joy
These are [F] two [Bb] American [Ab] girls
[Cm] I'm losing [Bb] the dark
[F] [Ab]
In [Cm] eternal night
[Bb]
So close
[F] Someday [Ab] my heart explodes
[Cm] I remember you
[Bb]
Fuck someone [F] who only [Bb] serves
[Ab] To leave a brush [Cm] of blood
I [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[Cm] [Gb]
[G] [Eb] [B]
[G] [Eb] [Gb]
[Eb] [Gb]
[G] [Eb] [Gb]
[Fm]
can never say no to
My [Cm] violence [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Fm] [G] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Bb] to live the life
Riding with [Ab] hatred
Too many sick [Bbm] kids
Please make it good [F] tonight
[Ab]
[Cm] Saving is hard
To [Bb]
[Fm] spare us
[F] I [Ab] will never be clean [Cm] again Such [Bb] are
My [F] stage face
I [Ab] will never be
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] stage face
I will never be clean [C] again
[Cm]
[Ab] I will never be clean [Cm] again
I
[Fm] [Ab] will never be [C] clean again
I [Bbm]
[F] [C] will never be clean again
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To start learning The Cure - (Remastered Version) The Figurehead chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Fm, Ab, Cm, Bb, F, Ab, Bb and Ab in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 111 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Minor.

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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ Chop and open, [Bb] leave me [Fm] alone
I'm sleeping less every [Ab] night
As [Cm] the days become heavier
[C] I wait and wait [Fm] in the cold light
[Ab] _
The noise [Cm] that screams as my clothes
[C] The fear that is [F] tighter
_ _ [Bb] Silence [Ab] inside
The dust [Cm] on my lips
A revision [Bb] of hell
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] For the first time in _ years
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] A thunder of the world
[Bb]
Blinded with your [F] _ purity
_ [Ab]
Like _ [Cm] an open keyboard
[Bb]
Cords are fast
[F] A [Bb] frequent bed tomorrow
[Cm] _
Please let me sleep
As I sit down [Bb] the window
_ [F] Break these [Bb] closed [F] doors
[Ab] _
You [Cm] mean nothing
[Bb] You _ _ mean [Fm] nothing
[Ab] I _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] can't lose myself [Bb] in joy
These are [F] two [Bb] American [Ab] girls
_ _ _ [Cm] _ I'm losing [Bb] the dark
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ In [Cm] eternal night
_ _ [Bb]
So close
[F] _ _ Someday [Ab] my heart explodes
[Cm] I remember you
[Bb]
Fuck someone [F] who only [Bb] serves
[Ab] To leave a brush [Cm] of blood
I [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ can never say no to
My [Cm] violence _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] to live the life
Riding with [Ab] hatred
_ _ _ Too many sick [Bbm] kids
Please make it good [F] tonight
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Saving is hard
To [Bb] _
[Fm] _ spare us
_ [F] I [Ab] will never be clean [Cm] again _ Such [Bb] are
My _ [F] stage face
I [Ab] will never be
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] stage face
I will never be clean [C] again
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ I will never be clean [Cm] again
I _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] will never be [C] clean again
I _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ will never be clean again _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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