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The Upstairs Room

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[Intro]
Am  Em
Am  Em
Am  Em
F  Dm
[Verse 1]
I Amlove it all, these Emgames we play
I Amclose my eyes, you Emrun away
I'm Amsure I asked you to Emstay
But Fnow you're goneDm  
ToAmday I feel the grey pulse Emin my head
I Amturn off the lights and Emcrawl into bed
I Amtry to think of sunshineEm  
But my body goes Fwet with the first crash of Dmthunder
[Chorus]
AmI don't Fthink AmI can Flove
AmAnyone but Emyou dear, Fthat's for Dmsure
[Post Chorus]
Am  Em
Am  Em
Am  Em
F  Dm
[Verse 2]
AmWhen it gets to four it's Emmy turn to go
AmOh the kiss, so alcoEmholic and slow
AmArranging me for Saturday, I Emthought you would know
That I Falways sleep aloneDm  
[Chorus]
AmI don't Fthink AmI can Flove
AmAnyone but Emyou dear, Fthat's for Dmsure
[Post Chorus]
AmThat's for sureEm  
AmThat's for sureEm  
AmThat's for sureEm  
F  Dm
[Verse 3]
The Amupstairs Emroom is Amcool and Embright
We can Amgo up there in Emsummer and Fdance all Dmnight
[Bridge]
Your Emsister started talking at a Amminute after ten
So Emeveryone jumped up and then fell Amover again
In EmApril you can join them and Amstare at me
At the gFhost from your Dmpast
The Amghost from your Empast
AmGhost from your Empast
AmGhost from your Empast
F  Dm
[Chorus]
AmI don't Fthink AmI can Flove
AmAnyone but Emyou dear, Fthat's for Dmsure
[Outro]
AmThat's for sureEm  
Am  Em
Am  Em
F  Dm
Am  Em
Am  Em
Am  Em
F  Dm
Am  Em
Am  Em
Am  Em
F  Dm
Am

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The Upstairs Room

by The Cure

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Em

F Dm

[Verse 1]

Am Em

I love it all, these games we play

Am Em

I close my eyes, you run away

Am Em

I'm sure I asked you to stay

F Dm

But now you're gone

Am Em

Today I feel the grey pulse in my head

Am Em

I turn off the lights and crawl into bed

Am Em

I try to think of sunshine

F Dm

But my body goes wet with the first crash of thunder

[Chorus]

Am F Am F

I don't think I can love

Am Em F Dm

Anyone but you dear, that's for sure

[Post Chorus]

Am Em

F Dm

[Verse 2]

Am Em

When it gets to four it's my turn to go

Am Em

Oh the kiss, so alcoholic and slow

Am Em

Arranging me for Saturday, I thought you would know

F Dm

That I always sleep alone

[Chorus]

Am F Am F

I don't think I can love

Am Em F Dm

Anyone but you dear, that's for sure

[Post Chorus]

Am Em

That's for sure

Am Em

That's for sure

Am Em

That's for sure

F Dm

[Verse 3]

Am Em Am Em

The upstairs room is cool and bright

Am Em F Dm

We can go up there in summer and dance all night

[Bridge]

Em Am

Your sister started talking at a minute after ten

Em Am

So everyone jumped up and then fell over again

Em Am

In April you can join them and stare at me

F Dm

At the ghost from your past

Am Em

The ghost from your past

Am Em

Ghost from your past

Am Em

Ghost from your past

F Dm

[Chorus]

Am F Am F

I don't think I can love

Am Em F Dm

Anyone but you dear, that's for sure

[Outro]

Am Em

That's for sure

Am Em

F Dm

Am Em

F Dm

Am Em

F Dm

About The Upstairs Room Chords by The Cure

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What key is "The Upstairs Room" in?

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