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Without You
the Cure
by Luchitox
Chords
     	    G  	  ASm	 S#           Em  D  
 e --3--  --0--  --2--  --3--  --0--  --2--  
 B --3--  --1--	 --3--  --5--  --0--  --3--  
 G --0--  --2--  --4--  --5--  --0--  --2--  
 D --0--  --2--  --4--  --5--  --2--  --0--  
 A --2--  --0--  --0--  --X--  --2--  --X--  
 E --3--  -----  -----  -----  --0--  -----  
 ------------------------------------------
 G           Am
 Anything at all
 	 Sm	      S#
 But you know I can't stop
 It's Glife Amon the moon
	  Sm             S#
 All this talk of giving up
 GLife is too Amshort
        Sm        S#
 For it not to be true
 The Gbest idea I tAmhink
        Sm       S#
 Is for me to go my way...
 (  G    AmSm  S#)
 GAnything at Amall!
         Sm               S#
 But you don't want me to change
 GHard to Amunderstand
        Sm           S#
 When a plan is this strange
 And Glike is too Ambig
	 Sm        S#
 Yeah it has to be true
 GOh the best iAmdea I think
	Sm       S#        
 Is for me to go my way...
 If Gall that you Emwant
 Is Dhow it could Gbe
 You Gmay as well Emgo now
 There's Dno wait and Gsee..Am.
 Sm     S#    (  G    AmSm  S#)
 GAnything at Amall!
 	   Sm        S#
 But don't ask me to fade
 You Ghave to Amaccept
         Sm        S#
 I can't ever play safe
 GLife is too Amreal
        Sm        S#
 For it not to be true
 Oh the Gbest idea I tAmhink
        Sm       S#
 Is for me to go my way...
 If Gall that you Emwant
 Is Dhow it could Gbe
 You Gmay as well Emgo
 No there's Dno wait to Gsee
 It will Galways be Emwrong
 If Dall I won't Ggive
 Is Gall that you Emwant
 It's a Dstrange way
 To Glive and let Dlive
      	   EmS#        
 When all that you do
 Is Gmeasure me Dup
                    EmS#
 Falling shorter than you
 It's a Gstrange way to Dlove
                 EmS#
 All this 'be as I want'
 When I Gknow that you Dknow
         	        EmS#
 I can't fade change or stop 
 So Ganything at Amall
         Sm           S#
 But you know I won't choose
 If Gall you could Amwin
    Sm          S#
 Is all I would lose
 When Glife is too Amrare
         Sm        S#
 Yeah it has to be true
 The Gbest idea I Amthink
 Is for Dme to go Emmy way 

All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

The Cure, fronted by Robert Smith, are known for their significant influence on post-punk and gothic rock, though they also incorporated pop elements into their sound. This song, appearing on a collection of B-Sides & Rarities, offers a glimpse into their diverse musical landscape. Playing this, you're tapping into the emotional depth and distinctive style that defines their work.

AI-written from these sources:The Cure — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Without You

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Without You

the Cure

by Luchitox

Chords

G A Em D

Sm S#

e --3-- --0-- --2-- --3-- --0-- --2--

B --3-- --1-- --3-- --5-- --0-- --3--

G --0-- --2-- --4-- --5-- --0-- --2--

D --0-- --2-- --4-- --5-- --2-- --0--

A --2-- --0-- --0-- --X-- --2-- --X--

E --3-- ----- ----- ----- --0-- -----

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G Am

Anything at all

Sm S#

But you know I can't stop

G Am

It's life on the moon

Sm S#

All this talk of giving up

G Am

Life is too short

Sm S#

For it not to be true

G Am

The best idea I think

Sm S#

Is for me to go my way...

G Am

( Sm S#)

G Am

Anything at all!

Sm S#

But you don't want me to change

G Am

Hard to understand

Sm S#

When a plan is this strange

G Am

And like is too big

Sm S#

Yeah it has to be true

G Am

Oh the best idea I think

Sm S#

Is for me to go my way...

G Em

If all that you want

D G

Is how it could be

G Em

You may as well go now

D G Am

There's no wait and see...

G Am

Sm S# ( Sm S#)

G Am

Anything at all!

Sm S#

But don't ask me to fade

G Am

You have to accept

Sm S#

I can't ever play safe

G Am

Life is too real

Sm S#

For it not to be true

G Am

Oh the best idea I think

Sm S#

Is for me to go my way...

G Em

If all that you want

D G

Is how it could be

G Em

You may as well go

D G

No there's no wait to see

G Em

It will always be wrong

D G

If all I won't give

G Em

Is all that you want

It's a strange way

G D

To live and let live

When all that you do

G D

Is measure me up

Falling shorter than you

G D

It's a strange way to love

All this 'be as I want'

G D

When I know that you know

I can't fade change or stop

G Am

So anything at all

Sm S#

But you know I won't choose

G Am

If all you could win

Sm S#

Is all I would lose

G Am

When life is too rare

Sm S#

Yeah it has to be true

G Am

The best idea I think

D Em

Is for me to go my way

About Without You Chords by The Cure

Learn how to play Without You by The Cure with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Without You chords”, “Without You guitar chords”, or “The Cure Without You 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 Without You chords and for experienced players who want accurate Without You lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, A, Em, D, B, E.

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