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††THE COMPLETE FAITH’S CHORD CHART ††
AMENDMENT INTENTION: The following compilation of chords is personal and free on the
“THE HOLY HOUR”
Intro / Fig.1
G |----------|--3-3-1-1--|---------|------------||
D |----------|-----------|---------|--3-3-2-2---||
A |------0---|-----------|---------|------------||
E |--3-3-----|-----------|--3-3-0--|------------||
Fig.2 Bridge
G |--------|------------ |---------|-----------||
D |-5-5-3--|--3-3-2-2--- |--3-3-2--|--2-5-5----||
A |--------|------------ |---------|--------0--||
E |--------|------------ |---------|-----------||
Intro Guitar: Am Em (repeat all the chords 4 times)
AmI knEmeel and wait in AmsilenEmce
AmAs one by one Emthe people sAmlip aEmway
AmInto Emthe night
AmThe quite aEmnd empty bodies
AmKiss the ground beEmfore they pray
AmKiss the ground
EmAnd slip awFay
Am Em(x4)
AmI siEmt and listen AmdreamlesslEmy
AmA promise of sEmalvation makes me staAmyEm
AmThen Emlook at your face
AmAnd feel my heaEmrt pushed in
AmAs all around thEme children play
AmThe games they tired Emof yesteFrday
FThey play
AmThey play
Am Em(x4)
AmI stanEmd and hear Ammy voice
EmCry out
AmA wordless scream aEmt ancient powAmerEm
AmIt brEmeaks against stone
AmI softly leavEme you crying
AmI cannot hold whaEmt you devour
AmThe sacrifice of pEmenance
F the last chord is: Am
In the holy hour
Intro (played by guitar 1)
G:X---X---X---X---|
D:X---X---X---X-0-|
A:X---X---X---X---|
E:X---X---X---X---|
2nd Intro (played by both guitars) (x4)
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6--------|
D:--------------2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-|7-7-7-7--------|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------|
Chorus (x2)
Guitar 2 plays....
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Guitar 1 plays....
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Em] The innocence of [D] sleeping children
[Em] Dressed in white
And [D] slowly [A] dreaming
[Em] Stops all time [D, Em, D, A]
[Em] Slow my steps and [D] start to blur
So [Em] many years have [D] filled my [A] heart
I [Em] never thought I'd [D] say those [Em] words [D, A]
Pre Chorus (Played by Guitar 2) (x2)
G:----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
The [Em] further we go
And [D] older we grow
The [Em] more we know ...
The [D] less we [A] show ... (x2)
Chorus (x2)
Guitar 2 plays....
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Guitar 1 plays....
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The [Em] very first time I [D] saw your face
I [Em] thought of a song
And [D] quickly [A] changed the [Em] tune [D,
D, A]
The [Em] very first time I [D] touched your skin
I [Em] thought of a story
And [D] rushed to [A] reach the [Em] end too soon [D, Em, D, A]
Coda 1 (dunno if I should call it this but.. ah who cares?)
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[C] Oh [D] remember
[C] Oh [D] Please
Don't [Em] change [Em, D, Em, D,
x2
2nd Intro (played by both guitars) (x2)
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6--------|
D:--------------2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-|7-7-7-7--------|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------|
Chorus (x2)
Guitar 2 plays....
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Guitar 1 plays....
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Em] So the fall came
[D] Thirteen years
A[Em] shiny ring
And [D] how I could for[Em]get your name [D, Em, D, A]
The [Em] air no longer [D] in my throat
[Em] Another perfect [D] lie is choked
[Em] But it al[D]ways [A]feels [Em]the same [D, A]
Coda 2 (this is the proper Coda... or so the book says)
(Played by guitar 2) (x1)
G:------------------------|------------------------|
D:12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E:------------------------|------------------------| play this 3 times
G:------------------------|------------------------|
D:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-17-17-17-17-|
A:8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--15-15-15-15-|
E:------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|
D:16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
A:14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
E:------------------------|------------------------|
[C] So they [D]close together
[C] Dressed in [D]red and yellow
[C] Inno[D]cent forever
[F] Sleeping children in their blue soft [D] rooms
Still [Em]dream
Bit after Coda2 (x4)
G:----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
G:----------------|7-7-7-7---------|----------------|7-7-7-7---------|
D:----------------|9-9-9-9---------|----------------|9-9-9-9---------|
A:----------------|8-8-8-8---------|----------------|8-8-8-8---------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The [Em] further we go
And [D] older we grow
The [Em] more we know ...
The [D] less we [A] show ... (x2)
FINAL CHORUS (x4)
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e -------------0--0------------|
B -0--0--7-----5--5--------0---|
G -4--4--4-----------6-----4---|
D -----------------------------|
A -----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|
The bass riff starts out as:
Riff 1:
e-------||-----------------|---------------------||
G ------||-----------------|---------------------||
D -4----||----------0------|---------------------||
A ----0-||-2--2-2-2--------|-------------------0-||
E ------||---------------0-|-2--2-2-2-3--2--0----||
The double lines means that you must repeat the riff ending and starting at
the double lines (you are not supposed to play those first two intro notes
again). This riff (within the double lines) is repeated seven times, then
e------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G -----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D ----------0------|-------------------0-|-2--2-2-2--------|
A -2--2-2-2--------|---------------------|---------------2-|
E ---------------0-|-2--2-2-2-3--2--0----|----------3------|
e----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G ---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D -------------------0-|-2--2-2-2--------|---------------------|
A -4--4-4-4-5--4--2----|---------------2-|-4--4-4-4-5--4--2--0-|
E ---------------------|----------3------|---------------------|
You play Riff 1 again throughout the verse. Now, this is the part that may
not be accurate: the guitar tablature. I am sure I am pretty close, this is
e ----------------------|---------------------|
B ----------------------|-2--2-2-2/3--3--3--3-|
G -4--4-4-4/7--6-6--6-x-|-3--3-3-3/4--4--4--4-|
D -4--4-4-4/7--7-7--7-x-|-4--4-4-4/5--5--5--5-|
A ----------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------|---------------------|
If you listen to how the guitar is played, you will get the idea. Now, this
Chorus 1 Bass Riff:
e ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E ||-2----2--2--2-|-0--0---0--0-|-2--2-2-2-3------|-2--2-2-2-3------||
This is played four times. It is good to slip that A note for the last time
when going back into Riff 1 for the second verse. The guitar part for Riff 2
Guitar Riff 1A:
e ||--------------|-------------|---------------------|-------------------||
B ||-2--2--2--2---|-0-0-0--0--0-|-7--7-7-7-8\7-7-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-8\7-7-7--||
G ||-3--3--3--3---|-0---0--0--0-|-6--6-6-6-7\6-6-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-7\6-6-6--||
D ||-4--4---------|-2------2----|---------------------|-------------------||
A ||--------------|-------------|---------------------|-------------------||
E ||--------------|-------------|---------------------|-------------------||
Guitar Riff 1B:
e --------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B -2--2--2--2---|-0---0--0--0-|-7--7-7-7-8/10-10--10-|-7--7-7-7-8/10-10--10-|
G -3--3--3--3---|-0---0--0--0-|-6--6-6-6-7/-9--9---9-|-6--6-6-6-7/-9--9---9-|
D -4--4-----4---|-2------2----|----------------------|----------------------|
A --------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E --------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
You play Guitar Riff 1A three times, then you play Guitar Riff 2B once. You
can play around a bit, especially at the F# to Em part. The second chorus
e ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------||
G ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------||
D ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------||
A ||-4----4--4--4-|-5--5---5--5-|-----------------|------------------------||
E ||--------------|-------------|-7--7-7-7-5------|-2--2-2-2-3-----0--2--5-||
Listen to the tape or CD and you will know what I mean. Anyway, the guitar
for that part is:
e ||-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------||
B ||-----------|------------|-12--12-12-12\10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7/10-10-10-||
G ||-6--6-6--6-|-7-7--7-7-7-|-11--11-11-11\-9--9--9--9-|-6--6-6-6/-9--9--9-||
D ||-6--6-6--6-|-7-7--7-7-7-|--------------------------|-------------------||
A ||-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------||
E ||-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------||
ends with Riff 1 repeating and there are inaudible sounds of the intro going.
Bm F#m A Bm
WAhisper your name in an empty room
Bm F#m A Bm
YAou brush past my skin as soft as fur
BmTaking hold F#mI tAaste your sBmcentF#m A
BmDistant noises F#m Aof Bmother voicesF#m A
F#mPounding in my bAroken headF#m Gm F#m Gm
F#m A F#m Gm
GmCommit the sin, commit yourself
F#m A F#m Gm
GmAnd all the other voices said
F#m A F#m Gm A
GmChaAnge Bmyour mF#mind Ayou're always wrong
Repeat the main riff through the Verse: [Bm, F#m, A]
Come around at christmas I really have to see you
smile at me slyly Another festive compromise
But i live with desertion and eight million people
Distant noises, other voices
Repeat the bridge chords: [F#m, A, F#m, Gm]
Pulsing in my swinging arms
Caress the sound, so many dead
and all the other voices sing
change your mind You're always wrong
(Wrong...)
SYNTH CHORDS: G#, E, D, B(x4)
C, B, (x4) A
G#mI never tEhought that I would Dfind myselfBm
In G#mbed amongst the sEtonesD
The Bmcolumns are all mG#men
Begging to cErush meD
No sBmhapes sail on the dG#mark deep lakesE
And no Dflags wave me Bmhome
CIn the caves
All Bmcats are grey
CIn the caves
The Bmtextures coat my skin
CIn the deaBmth cell
CA single note
Rings oBmn and on and Aon
(A) play to the end
G –-2------------------|
D --2------------------|
A --0------------------|
E --X------------------|
Tuning: Standard
Easy song to strum along to, but it’s beautiful none the less.
I’ve arranged the song for a capo on the third fret, just to make
Chords: (capo 3rd)
C(x32010)
Am(x02210)
Fmaj7(x33210)
CTwo pale figures
AmAche in silence
CTimeless
Amin the quiet ground
Cside by side
Amin age and sadness
C/ Am
CI watched
AmAnd acted wordlessly
CAs piece by piece
AmYou performed your story
CMoving through an Amunknown past
CDancing at the fAmuneral party
Fmaj7 (transition chord for two bars)
CMemories of chiAmldrens' dreams
CLie lifeless fading
AmLifeless
CHand in hand with Amfear and shadows
CCrying at the funeAral party
Fmaj7
CI heard a song
AmAnd turned away
CAs piece by piece
AmYou performed your story
CNoiselessly aAmcross the floor
CDancing at the fAmuneral party
FC / Am until end
The Basic Rhythm
G ---------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|
A -------------------3-3-3-2-2-----|
E -0-0-3-3-2-1-1-1-1---------------|
First Chorus - "Screaming Throw Myself..."
G ----------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------|
A ------------------3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|
E -5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
Second Chorus - "Kiss You Once..."
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------9-9---------------9-9-|
E -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----|
"Life...ooohhh..."
G ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
A ---2-----2-----4-----4--|
E -3---3-3---3-5---5-5--5-|
Repeat Rhythm And End On Open E
These are my chords play over the verse: Em, G, F#
Verse:
EmStop my flight Gto fight
And dF#ie
And tEmake a stand to cGhange my lifeF#
Em G F# Em, G, F#
So savage with red desperation
I cEmlench my hands
You dGraw your cF#laws
A hEmidden rage cGonsumes my hF#eart
EmFuelled by years of Gwasted tF#ime
I cEmlose my eyes
And tGense mysF#elf
These are my chords play over the brigde: A, G, A, C
Bridge:
And Ascreaming
Throw mysGelf in fury Aover the edge
And iCnto your blood
Verse: Em, G, F#
And rip at skin
I have to break you
I see you fall but still I strike you
Your body falls
And gone
Drained of everything but pain
Play the bridge chords: A, G, A, C
And Ascreaming
Throw mysGelf in fury Aover the edge
And iCnto your bloodA
Cinto your blood
F A, G(x2)
Kiss you once and see you writhe
F A, G(x2)
Hold you close and hear you cry
F A, G(x2)
Kiss your eyes and finish your life
FKiss your eyesF
Em G A, G(x2)
Finish your life
Interlude: F, A, G, A, G(x3)
Verse: Em, G, F#
Your body falls
And gone
Knowing I'll murder you again tonight
EmKnowing I'll murder yGou agF#ain
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
EmTonight
Tuning: normal
Intro: Dm, A, Bb
Riff 1: [Dm, Em, Bb]
She Dmstands twelve feet Aabove the flood
She Bbstares
Alone
Across the water
The lDmoneliness grows and Aslowly
Fills her Bbfrozen body
Sliding downwards
Riff 2: [G, F#, Bb]
GOne by one her F#senses die
The Bbmemories fade
And leave her eyes
Still sGeeing worlds that F#never were
BbRepeat Riff 1: [Dm, A,
x2
Repeat Riff 2: [G, F#, Bb] x 2
DmStarting at the vAiolent sound
She tBbries to turn
But final
Noiseless
DmSlips and strikes her Asoft dark head
The Bbwater bows
Receives her
And dGrowns her at its F#easeBb
DGrowns her at its F#easeBb
I Dmwould have left the Aworld all bleeding
BbCould I only help you love
The Dmfleeting shapes so Amany years Bbago
GEverything was tF#rue
It couldn't Bbbe a story
I wGish it was all tF#rue
I wish it cBbouldn't be a story
The Dmwords all left me
ALifeless
BbBreathing like the drowning man
Oh FDmushiaA
You leave me
Bb G, F#, Bb
Breathing like the drowning man
Bb G, F#, Bb
Breathing like the drowning man
Repeat Riff 1,and 2 two times alternately to the end...
Rhythm figure 1:
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--5--5--5--3---3--3--3--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
end rhythm figure 1
Rhythm figure 2:
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--0--0--0--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E------------------------3--3--3--5---5--5--5-------------|
end rhythm figure 2
Variation:
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--3--3--0---0--0--0--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--2--2--2----|
E-------------------------------------------------------3-|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------3---3---3---2---2---2-|
A-----------0--0--0---------------------------------------|
E--3--3--3------------3--3--3--3--------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--2---0--0--0-----------------3--3--3----2--2--2--2------|
A----------------3---3--3--3------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0----------------1--1--1----------------1--1--1--|
A------------3---3--3--3------------2---2--2--2-----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0--0--0---------------0--0--0--------------|
A--2--2--2--2-----------1---1--1--1-----------1---1--1--1-|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
DmCatch me if I fall
I'm losing hFold
I cEman't just carry on this wayF
And Dmevery time
I turn awayF
LEmose another blind game
The iFdea of perfection holds me
DmSuddenly I see you changeF
EmEverything at once the same
But the Fmountain never moves
DmRape me like a child
Christened in bloFod
AmPainted like an unknown saint
There's nGothing left but hope
Your voice is dDmead
And old
And always eFmpty
EmTrust in me through closing years
FPerfect moments wait
If only we could sDmtay
Please
Say the right wFords
And sEmtand
Lost forever in a hFappy crowd
DmNo one lifts their hands
FNo one lifts their eyes
EmJustified with empty words
The Fparty just gets better and better
DmI went away aloneF
EmWith nothing left
But faithF
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The story behind the song
"Faith" comes from a period where The Cure was exploring a particularly gloomy and tormented style, following their earlier work and leading into even darker themes. The band aimed for a "funereal" sound during the recording sessions for the album of the same name, reflecting a somber atmosphere. This song embodies that sense of profound melancholy and introspection. It plays like a journey through a landscape of quiet despair and searching.
AI-written from these sources:Faith (The Cure album) — Wikipedia ↗The Cure — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗
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Faith
by The Cure
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
Em
F
D
A
C
Bm
F#m
Gm
G#
E
B
G#m
Fmaj7
G
F#
Dm
Bb
††THE COMPLETE FAITH’S CHORD CHART ††
AMENDMENT INTENTION: The following compilation of chords is personal and free on the
“THE HOLY HOUR”
Intro / Fig.1
G |----------|--3-3-1-1--|---------|------------||
D |----------|-----------|---------|--3-3-2-2---||
A |------0---|-----------|---------|------------||
E |--3-3-----|-----------|--3-3-0--|------------||
Fig.2 Bridge
G |--------|------------ |---------|-----------||
D |-5-5-3--|--3-3-2-2--- |--3-3-2--|--2-5-5----||
A |--------|------------ |---------|--------0--||
E |--------|------------ |---------|-----------||
Intro Guitar: Am Em (repeat all the chords 4 times)
Am Em Am Em
I kneel and wait in silence
Am Em Am Em
As one by one the people slip away
Am Em
Into the night
Am Em
The quite and empty bodies
Am Em
Kiss the ground before they pray
Am
Kiss the ground
Em F
And slip away
Am Em
(x4)
Am Em Am Em
I sit and listen dreamlessly
Am Em Am Em
A promise of salvation makes me stay
Am Em
Then look at your face
Am Em
And feel my heart pushed in
Am Em
As all around the children play
Am Em F
The games they tired of yesterday
F
They play
Am
They play
Am Em
(x4)
Am Em Am
I stand and hear my voice
Em
Cry out
Am Em Am Em
A wordless scream at ancient power
Am Em
It breaks against stone
Am Em
I softly leave you crying
Am Em
I cannot hold what you devour
Am Em
The sacrifice of penance
F the last chord is: Am
In the holy hour
Intro (played by guitar 1)
G:X---X---X---X---|
D:X---X---X---X-0-|
A:X---X---X---X---|
E:X---X---X---X---|
2nd Intro (played by both guitars) (x4)
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6--------|
D:--------------2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-|7-7-7-7--------|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------|
Chorus (x2)
Guitar 2 plays....
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Guitar 1 plays....
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Em D
[] The innocence of [] sleeping children
Em
[] Dressed in white
D A
And [] slowly [] dreaming
Em D Em D A
[] Stops all time [, , , ]
Em D
[] Slow my steps and [] start to blur
Em D A
So [] many years have [] filled my [] heart
Em D Em
I [] never thought I'd [] say those [] words [D, A]
Pre Chorus (Played by Guitar 2) (x2)
G:----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Em
The [] further we go
D
And [] older we grow
Em
The [] more we know ...
D A
The [] less we [] show ... (x2)
Chorus (x2)
Guitar 2 plays....
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Guitar 1 plays....
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Em D
The [] very first time I [] saw your face
Em
I [] thought of a song
D A Em
And [] quickly [] changed the [] tune [D,
D A
, ]
Em D
The [] very first time I [] touched your skin
Em
I [] thought of a story
D A Em
And [] rushed to [] reach the [] end too soon [D, Em, D, A]
Coda 1 (dunno if I should call it this but.. ah who cares?)
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C D
[] Oh [] remember
C D
[] Oh [] Please
Em Em D Em D
Don't [] change [, , , ,
x2
2nd Intro (played by both guitars) (x2)
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6--------|
D:--------------2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-|7-7-7-7--------|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------|
Chorus (x2)
Guitar 2 plays....
G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
Guitar 1 plays....
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Em
[] So the fall came
D
[] Thirteen years
A Em
[] shiny ring
D Em
And [] how I could for[]get your name [D, Em, D, A]
Em D
The [] air no longer [] in my throat
Em D
[] Another perfect [] lie is choked
Em D A Em
[] But it al[]ways []feels []the same [D, A]
Coda 2 (this is the proper Coda... or so the book says)
(Played by guitar 2) (x1)
G:------------------------|------------------------|
D:12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E:------------------------|------------------------| play this 3 times
G:------------------------|------------------------|
D:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-17-17-17-17-|
A:8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--15-15-15-15-|
E:------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|
D:16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
A:14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
E:------------------------|------------------------|
C D
[] So they []close together
C D
[] Dressed in []red and yellow
C D
[] Inno[]cent forever
F D
[] Sleeping children in their blue soft [] rooms
Em
Still []dream
Bit after Coda2 (x4)
G:----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|
D:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
G:----------------|7-7-7-7---------|----------------|7-7-7-7---------|
D:----------------|9-9-9-9---------|----------------|9-9-9-9---------|
A:----------------|8-8-8-8---------|----------------|8-8-8-8---------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Em
The [] further we go
D
And [] older we grow
Em
The [] more we know ...
D A
The [] less we [] show ... (x2)
FINAL CHORUS (x4)
G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e -------------0--0------------|
B -0--0--7-----5--5--------0---|
G -4--4--4-----------6-----4---|
D -----------------------------|
A -----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|
The bass riff starts out as:
Riff 1:
e-------||-----------------|---------------------||
G ------||-----------------|---------------------||
D -4----||----------0------|---------------------||
A ----0-||-2--2-2-2--------|-------------------0-||
E ------||---------------0-|-2--2-2-2-3--2--0----||
The double lines means that you must repeat the riff ending and starting at
the double lines (you are not supposed to play those first two intro notes
again). This riff (within the double lines) is repeated seven times, then
e------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G -----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D ----------0------|-------------------0-|-2--2-2-2--------|
A -2--2-2-2--------|---------------------|---------------2-|
E ---------------0-|-2--2-2-2-3--2--0----|----------3------|
e----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G ---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D -------------------0-|-2--2-2-2--------|---------------------|
A -4--4-4-4-5--4--2----|---------------2-|-4--4-4-4-5--4--2--0-|
E ---------------------|----------3------|---------------------|
You play Riff 1 again throughout the verse. Now, this is the part that may
not be accurate: the guitar tablature. I am sure I am pretty close, this is
e ----------------------|---------------------|
B ----------------------|-2--2-2-2/3--3--3--3-|
G -4--4-4-4/7--6-6--6-x-|-3--3-3-3/4--4--4--4-|
D -4--4-4-4/7--7-7--7-x-|-4--4-4-4/5--5--5--5-|
A ----------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------|---------------------|
If you listen to how the guitar is played, you will get the idea. Now, this
Chorus 1 Bass Riff:
e ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E ||-2----2--2--2-|-0--0---0--0-|-2--2-2-2-3------|-2--2-2-2-3------||
This is played four times. It is good to slip that A note for the last time
when going back into Riff 1 for the second verse. The guitar part for Riff 2
Guitar Riff 1A:
e ||--------------|-------------|---------------------|-------------------||
B ||-2--2--2--2---|-0-0-0--0--0-|-7--7-7-7-8\7-7-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-8\7-7-7--||
G ||-3--3--3--3---|-0---0--0--0-|-6--6-6-6-7\6-6-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-7\6-6-6--||
D ||-4--4---------|-2------2----|---------------------|-------------------||
A ||--------------|-------------|---------------------|-------------------||
E ||--------------|-------------|---------------------|-------------------||
Guitar Riff 1B:
e --------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B -2--2--2--2---|-0---0--0--0-|-7--7-7-7-8/10-10--10-|-7--7-7-7-8/10-10--10-|
G -3--3--3--3---|-0---0--0--0-|-6--6-6-6-7/-9--9---9-|-6--6-6-6-7/-9--9---9-|
D -4--4-----4---|-2------2----|----------------------|----------------------|
A --------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E --------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
You play Guitar Riff 1A three times, then you play Guitar Riff 2B once. You
can play around a bit, especially at the F# to Em part. The second chorus
e ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------||
G ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------||
D ||--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------||
A ||-4----4--4--4-|-5--5---5--5-|-----------------|------------------------||
E ||--------------|-------------|-7--7-7-7-5------|-2--2-2-2-3-----0--2--5-||
Listen to the tape or CD and you will know what I mean. Anyway, the guitar
for that part is:
e ||-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------||
B ||-----------|------------|-12--12-12-12\10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7/10-10-10-||
G ||-6--6-6--6-|-7-7--7-7-7-|-11--11-11-11\-9--9--9--9-|-6--6-6-6/-9--9--9-||
D ||-6--6-6--6-|-7-7--7-7-7-|--------------------------|-------------------||
A ||-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------||
E ||-----------|------------|--------------------------|-------------------||
ends with Riff 1 repeating and there are inaudible sounds of the intro going.
Bm F#m A Bm
A
Whisper your name in an empty room
Bm F#m A Bm
A
You brush past my skin as soft as fur
Bm F#m A Bm F#m A
Taking hold I taste your scent
Bm F#m A Bm F#m A
Distant noises of other voices
F#m A F#m Gm F#m Gm
Pounding in my broken head
F#m A F#m Gm
Gm
Commit the sin, commit yourself
F#m A F#m Gm
Gm
And all the other voices said
F#m A F#m Gm A
Gm A Bm F#m A
Change your mind you're always wrong
Repeat the main riff through the Verse: [Bm, F#m, A]
Come around at christmas I really have to see you
smile at me slyly Another festive compromise
But i live with desertion and eight million people
Distant noises, other voices
F#m A F#m Gm
Repeat the bridge chords: [, , , ]
Pulsing in my swinging arms
Caress the sound, so many dead
and all the other voices sing
change your mind You're always wrong
(Wrong...)
G# E D B
SYNTH CHORDS: , , , (x4)
C B A
, , (x4)
G#m E D Bm
I never thought that I would find myself
G#m E D
In bed amongst the stones
Bm G#m
The columns are all men
E D
Begging to crush me
Bm G#m E
No shapes sail on the dark deep lakes
D Bm
And no flags wave me home
C
In the caves
Bm
All cats are grey
C
In the caves
Bm
The textures coat my skin
C Bm
In the death cell
C
A single note
Bm A
Rings on and on and on
A
() play to the end
G –-2------------------|
D --2------------------|
A --0------------------|
E --X------------------|
Tuning: Standard
Easy song to strum along to, but it’s beautiful none the less.
I’ve arranged the song for a capo on the third fret, just to make
Chords: (capo 3rd)
C
(x32010)
Am
(x02210)
Fmaj7
(x33210)
C
Two pale figures
Am
Ache in silence
C
Timeless
Am
in the quiet ground
C
side by side
Am
in age and sadness
C Am
/
C
I watched
Am
And acted wordlessly
C
As piece by piece
Am
You performed your story
C Am
Moving through an unknown past
C Am
Dancing at the funeral party
Fmaj7 (transition chord for two bars)
C Am
Memories of childrens' dreams
C
Lie lifeless fading
Am
Lifeless
C Am
Hand in hand with fear and shadows
C A
Crying at the funeral party
Fmaj7
C
I heard a song
Am
And turned away
C
As piece by piece
Am
You performed your story
C Am
Noiselessly across the floor
C Am
Dancing at the funeral party
F
C / Am until end
The Basic Rhythm
G ---------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|
A -------------------3-3-3-2-2-----|
E -0-0-3-3-2-1-1-1-1---------------|
First Chorus - "Screaming Throw Myself..."
G ----------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------|
A ------------------3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|
E -5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
Second Chorus - "Kiss You Once..."
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------9-9---------------9-9-|
E -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----|
"Life...ooohhh..."
G ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
A ---2-----2-----4-----4--|
E -3---3-3---3-5---5-5--5-|
Repeat Rhythm And End On Open E
These are my chords play over the verse: Em, G, F#
Verse:
Em G
Stop my flight to fight
F#
And die
Em G F#
And take a stand to change my life
Em G F# Em G F#
, ,
So savage with red desperation
Em
I clench my hands
G F#
You draw your claws
Em G F#
A hidden rage consumes my heart
Em G F#
Fuelled by years of wasted time
Em
I close my eyes
G F#
And tense myself
These are my chords play over the brigde: A, G, A, C
Bridge:
A
And screaming
G A
Throw myself in fury over the edge
C
And into your blood
Em G F#
Verse: , ,
And rip at skin
I have to break you
I see you fall but still I strike you
Your body falls
And gone
Drained of everything but pain
A G A C
Play the bridge chords: , , ,
A
And screaming
G A
Throw myself in fury over the edge
C A
And into your blood
C
into your blood
F A G
, (x2)
Kiss you once and see you writhe
F A G
, (x2)
Hold you close and hear you cry
F A G
, (x2)
Kiss your eyes and finish your life
F F
Kiss your eyes
Em G A G
, (x2)
Finish your life
F A G A G
Interlude: , , , , (x3)
Em G F#
Verse: , ,
Your body falls
And gone
Knowing I'll murder you again tonight
Em G F#
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Em
Tonight
Tuning: normal
Dm A Bb
Intro: , ,
Dm Em Bb
Riff 1: [, , ]
Dm A
She stands twelve feet above the flood
Bb
She stares
Alone
Across the water
Dm A
The loneliness grows and slowly
Bb
Fills her frozen body
Sliding downwards
G F# Bb
Riff 2: [, , ]
G F#
One by one her senses die
Bb
The memories fade
And leave her eyes
G F#
Still seeing worlds that never were
Bb Dm A
Repeat Riff 1: [, ,
x2
Repeat Riff 2: [G, F#, Bb] x 2
Dm A
Starting at the violent sound
Bb
She tries to turn
But final
Noiseless
Dm A
Slips and strikes her soft dark head
Bb
The water bows
Receives her
G F# Bb
And drowns her at its ease
G F# Bb
Drowns her at its ease
Dm A
I would have left the world all bleeding
Bb
Could I only help you love
Dm A Bb
The fleeting shapes so many years ago
G F#
Everything was true
Bb
It couldn't be a story
G F#
I wish it was all true
Bb
I wish it couldn't be a story
Dm
The words all left me
A
Lifeless
Bb
Breathing like the drowning man
Dm A
Oh Fushia
You leave me
Bb G F# Bb
, ,
Breathing like the drowning man
Bb G F# Bb
, ,
Breathing like the drowning man
Repeat Riff 1,and 2 two times alternately to the end...
Rhythm figure 1:
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--5--5--5--3---3--3--3--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
end rhythm figure 1
Rhythm figure 2:
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--0--0--0--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E------------------------3--3--3--5---5--5--5-------------|
end rhythm figure 2
Variation:
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--3--3--0---0--0--0--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--2--2--2----|
E-------------------------------------------------------3-|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------3---3---3---2---2---2-|
A-----------0--0--0---------------------------------------|
E--3--3--3------------3--3--3--3--------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--2---0--0--0-----------------3--3--3----2--2--2--2------|
A----------------3---3--3--3------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--0--0--0----------------1--1--1----------------1--1--1--|
A------------3---3--3--3------------2---2--2--2-----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------0--0--0---------------0--0--0--------------|
A--2--2--2--2-----------1---1--1--1-----------1---1--1--1-|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
Dm
Catch me if I fall
F
I'm losing hold
Em F
I can't just carry on this way
Dm
And every time
F
I turn away
Em
Lose another blind game
F
The idea of perfection holds me
Dm F
Suddenly I see you change
Em
Everything at once the same
F
But the mountain never moves
Dm
Rape me like a child
F
Christened in blood
Am
Painted like an unknown saint
G
There's nothing left but hope
Dm
Your voice is dead
And old
F
And always empty
Em
Trust in me through closing years
F
Perfect moments wait
Dm
If only we could stay
Please
F
Say the right words
Em
And stand
F
Lost forever in a happy crowd
Dm
No one lifts their hands
F
No one lifts their eyes
Em
Justified with empty words
F
The party just gets better and better
Dm F
I went away alone
Em
With nothing left
F
But faith
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Yes. The chords for "Faith" by The Cure are 100% free on Free Chord Book — no sign-up required.
Can I transpose "Faith" to a different key?
Yes. Use the transpose buttons on the song page to shift "Faith" up or down by half-steps so it matches your vocal range or capo position.
Can I see chord diagrams for "Faith"?
Yes. Tap any chord in "Faith" to instantly see an interactive guitar chord diagram with alternate fingerings.
Is "Faith" easy to play on guitar?
Many players learn "Faith" by The Cure with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by The Cure below.
What key is "Faith" in?
The chords for "Faith" show the original chord names (including G, D, A, E, Am, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.