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The Cure
Pictures Of You
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 Bm-   x24432
 A/C#- x476xx
 D/F#- 2x023x
[Intro]
  E    F#mx4
[Verse 1]
I've been Alooking so
long at these Dpictures
of you That I Aalmost
believe that they're
Dreal I've been Aliving
so long with my
Dpictures of you
That I Aalmost
believe that
the Dpictures are
All I can Afeel D  A  D  
[Verse 2]
ReAmembering
You standing
Dquiet in the rain
As I Aran to your
heart to be Dnear
And we Akissed as
the sky fell in
DHolding you close
How I Aalways held
close in your Dfear
[Verse 3]
ReAmembering
You running Dsoft
through the night
You were Abigger
and brighter and
Dwhiter than snow
And sAcreamed at
the make believe
SDcreamed at the
sky And you
Afinally found
all your Dcourage
To let it all Ago D  A  D  
[Verse 4]
ReAmembering
You fallen
Dinto my arms
ACrying for the
death of your
Dheart You were
sAtone white
So delicate
DLost in the cold
You were Aalways
so lost in the Ddark
[Verse 5]
ReAmembering
You how Dyou
used to be
Slow Adrowned
You were angels
So Dmuch more than
everything AHold
for the last time
then sDlip away
quietly AOpen my
eyes But I Dnever
see anything 
[Chorus 1]
If Eonly I'd thought
of the Dright words
I Ecould have held
on to your Dheart
If Eonly I'd thought
of the Dright
words I Ewouldn't
be breaking
aDpart All my
pictures of AyoDu A  D  A  D  A  D  
[Verse 6]
ALooking so long at
these Dpictures of
you But I Anever
hold on to your
Dheart ALooking so
long for the Dwords
to be true But
Aalways just
breaking aDpart
My pictures of youA  D  A  D  A  D  A  D  
[Interlude]
A  Bm  A/C#  D
A/C#  D  E  D/F#
[Chorus 2]
There was Anothing
in the world
That I Bmever wanted
more Than to A/C#feel
you deep in my Dheart
There was A/C#nothing in
the world That I
Dever wanted more Than
to Enever feel the
breaking aD/F#part All
my pictures of Ayou

All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

This song found its inspiration in a poignant moment after a fire at Robert Smith's home, where he discovered his wallet among the remains, holding pictures of his wife, Mary. The cover of the single even features one of these very pictures. The song captures the feeling of holding onto memories and the profound connection to a loved one through their image, especially when faced with loss or the passage of time. It plays like a tender reflection on enduring love and the power of cherished photographs.

AI-written from these sources:Pictures of You (The Cure song) — Wikipedia ↗The Cure — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Pictures Of You

by The Cure

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/C#

D/F#

The Cure

Pictures Of You

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- x24432

A/C#

- x476xx

D/F#

- 2x023x

[Intro]

E F#m

[Verse 1]

I've been looking so

long at these pictures

of you That I almost

believe that they're

D A

real I've been living

so long with my

pictures of you

That I almost

believe that

the pictures are

A D A D

All I can feel

[Verse 2]

Remembering

You standing

quiet in the rain

As I ran to your

heart to be near

And we kissed as

the sky fell in

Holding you close

How I always held

close in your fear

[Verse 3]

Remembering

You running soft

through the night

You were bigger

and brighter and

whiter than snow

And screamed at

the make believe

Screamed at the

sky And you

finally found

all your courage

A D A D

To let it all go

[Verse 4]

Remembering

You fallen

into my arms

Crying for the

death of your

heart You were

stone white

So delicate

Lost in the cold

You were always

so lost in the dark

[Verse 5]

Remembering

You how you

used to be

Slow drowned

You were angels

So much more than

everything Hold

for the last time

then slip away

quietly Open my

eyes But I never

see anything

[Chorus 1]

If only I'd thought

of the right words

I could have held

on to your heart

If only I'd thought

of the right

words I wouldn't

be breaking

apart All my

A D A D A D A D

pictures of you

[Verse 6]

Looking so long at

these pictures of

you But I never

hold on to your

D A

heart Looking so

long for the words

to be true But

always just

breaking apart

A D A D A D A D

My pictures of you

[Interlude]

A Bm A/C# D

A/C# D E D/F#

[Chorus 2]

There was nothing

in the world

That I ever wanted

A/C#

more Than to feel

you deep in my heart

A/C#

There was nothing in

the world That I

ever wanted more Than

to never feel the

D/F#

breaking apart All

my pictures of you

About Pictures Of You Chords by The Cure

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