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Torture

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I'm Dmin the room Fwithout a light
The rFoom without a vCiew
I'm hDmere for one more Ftreacherous night
FAnother night with yCou
It Dmtortures me to Fmove my hands
To Ftry to move at Call
And Dmpulled
My skin so Ftight it screams
And sFcreams and screams
And Cpulls some more
Bridge:
  EmHanging like this
Like a vGampire bat
  EmHanging like this
Hanging on Gyour back
I'm Dmhelpless againF  F  C  
 Dm   F   F   C(x4)
My Dmbody is cut and bFroken
It's sFhattered and sCore
My Dmbody is cut wide Fopen
I can't sFtand anymoreC  
DmIt tortures me tFo move my hands
To Ftry to move at Call
And Dmpulled
My skin so Ftight it screams
And sFcreams and screams
And Cscreams some more
  EmHanging like this
Like a vGampire bat
  EmHanging like this
Hanging on Gyour back
Oh iDmt's tortureF  
And I'm aFlmost thereC  
It's tDmortureF  
But I'm Falmost thereC  

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Torture

by The Cure

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm F

I'm in the room without a light

F C

The room without a view

Dm F

I'm here for one more treacherous night

F C

Another night with you

Dm F

It tortures me to move my hands

F C

To try to move at all

And pulled

My skin so tight it screams

And screams and screams

And pulls some more

Bridge:

Hanging like this

Like a vampire bat

Hanging like this

Hanging on your back

Dm F F C

I'm helpless again

Dm F F C

(x4)

Dm F

My body is cut and broken

F C

It's shattered and sore

Dm F

My body is cut wide open

F C

I can't stand anymore

Dm F

It tortures me to move my hands

F C

To try to move at all

And pulled

My skin so tight it screams

And screams and screams

And screams some more

Hanging like this

Like a vampire bat

Hanging like this

Hanging on your back

Dm F

Oh it's torture

F C

And I'm almost there

Dm F

It's torture

F C

But I'm almost there

About Torture Chords by The Cure

Learn how to play Torture by The Cure with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Torture chords”, “Torture guitar chords”, or “The Cure Torture chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Torture chords and for experienced players who want accurate Torture lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Dm, F, C, Em, G.

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What key is "Torture" in?

The chords for "Torture" show the original chord names (including Dm, F, C, Em, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.