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[Intro]
Chords
e|-G3-----3-----3---|-D2-----2-----2---|-G3-----3-----3---|-D2-----2-----2---|
B|-0-----2-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-0---0-2-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|
G|-0-----0-----0---|-2-----0-----x---|-0-----0-----0---|-2-----0-----x---| x2
D|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----4---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----4---|
A|-2-----x-----x---|-----------------|-2-----x-----x---|-----------------|
E|-3-----3-----3---|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---|-----------------|
Single notes
e|-G----------------|-D----------------|-G----------------|-D----------------|
B|-0-----2-----3---|-----------------|-----0-2-----3---|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-2-----0---------|-----------------|-2-----0---------| x2
D|-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|-------------4---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
GFlicka flicka flicka
DHere you are
GCata cata cata
DCaterpillar girl
GFlowing in
And filling up my hoDpeless heart
Oh, nGever never gDo
DF#must my lemon lBmies
With pF#mowder pink and sBmweet
The F#mday I stop
Is the dBmay you change
And F#mfly away from Bmme
[Interlude]
G   Dx4
(repeat intro part)
[Verse 2]
You fGlicker
And you're Dbeautiful
You gGlow inside my Dhead
You hold me Ghypnotized
I'm mDesmerized
Your fGlames
The flames that kDiss me dead
F#mDust my lemon Bmlies
With pF#mowder pink and sBmweet
The F#mday I stop
Is the dBmay you change
And F#mfly away from Bmme
(Instrumental)
[Interlude]
G   Dx4
(repeat intro part)
[Verse 3]
GFlicka flicka flicka
DHere you are
GCata cata cata
DCaterpillar girl
GFlowing in
And filling up my hoDpeless heart
Oh, nGever never gDo
DF#must my lemon lBmies
With pF#mowder pink and sBmweet
The F#mday I stop
Is the dBmay you change
And F#mfly away Bmaway
[Interlude]
GFrom meD  
G   Dx3
(repeat intro part)
[Outro]
GCata cata cata
DCaterpillar girl
GCata cata cata
DCaterpillar girl
GCata cata cata
DCaterpillar girl
GCata cata cata
DCata cata
GCaterpillar girl

The story behind the song

"The Caterpillar" is a song by The Cure, released as the sole single from their 1984 album The Top. Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst wrote the song, which features Smith on vocals, guitar, bass, and violin, and Tolhurst on keyboards. The music video for the song was directed by Tim Pope and filmed in the Great Conservatory in Syon Park, London.

AI-written from these sources:The Caterpillar (song) — Wikipedia ↗The Cure — Wikipedia ↗

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