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[Intro]
  A    Em7x6
[Verse 1]
AIf you've got something left to say
Em7You'd better say it now
AAnything but "stay"
Em7Just say it now
AWe know we've reached the end
Em7We just don't know how
Awell at least we'll still be friends
Em7Yeah one last useless vow
  A    Em7x2
[Verse 2]
Athere are different ways to live
Em7Yeah I know that stuff
Aother ways to give
Em7Yeah all that stuff
ABut holding onto used to be
Em7Is not enough
AMemory's not life
Em7And it's not love
[Chorus 1]
GWe should let it all F#mgo
GIt never stays the F#msame
GSo why does it hF#murt me like this
FWhen you say that I've Gchanged?
FWhen you say that I've Gaged?
FSay I'm afGraid
A       Em7
A       Em7
A       Em7
A       Em7
[Verse 3]
AAnd all the tears you cry
Em7They're not tears for me
ARegrets about your life
Em7They're not regrets for me
AIt never turns out how you want
Em7Why can't you see?
AIt all just slips away
Em7It always slips away ... Eventually
[Solo]
  A    Em7x4
[Verse 4]
ASo if you've got nothing left to say
Em7Just say goodbye
ATurn your face away
Em7And say goodbye
AYou know we've reached the end
Em7You just don't know why
AAnd you know we can't pretend
Em7After all this time
[Chorus 2]
GSo just let it all F#mgo
GNothing ever stays thF#me same
GSo why does it F#mhurt me like this
FTo say that I've Gchanged?
FTo say that I've Gaged?
FSay I'm afraiGd
[Outro]
ABut there are long long nights when I lay awake
Em7And I think of what I've done
AOf how I've thrown my sweetest dreams away
F#mAnd what I've really become
Em7And however hard I try
F#mI will always feel regret
Em7However hard I try
F#mI will never forget
Em7I will never forget
AI will never forget
Em7I will never forget
F#mI will never forget
AI will never forget
Em7
AI will never forget

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Bare

by The Cure

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Em7

F#m

[Intro]

A Em7

[Verse 1]

If you've got something left to say

Em7

You'd better say it now

Anything but "stay"

Em7

Just say it now

We know we've reached the end

Em7

We just don't know how

well at least we'll still be friends

Em7

Yeah one last useless vow

A Em7

[Verse 2]

there are different ways to live

Em7

Yeah I know that stuff

other ways to give

Em7

Yeah all that stuff

But holding onto used to be

Em7

Is not enough

Memory's not life

Em7

And it's not love

[Chorus 1]

G F#m

We should let it all go

G F#m

It never stays the same

G F#m

So why does it hurt me like this

F G

When you say that I've changed?

F G

When you say that I've aged?

F G

Say I'm afraid

A Em7

[Verse 3]

And all the tears you cry

Em7

They're not tears for me

Regrets about your life

Em7

They're not regrets for me

It never turns out how you want

Em7

Why can't you see?

It all just slips away

Em7

It always slips away ... Eventually

[Solo]

A Em7

[Verse 4]

So if you've got nothing left to say

Em7

Just say goodbye

Turn your face away

Em7

And say goodbye

You know we've reached the end

Em7

You just don't know why

And you know we can't pretend

Em7

After all this time

[Chorus 2]

G F#m

So just let it all go

G F#m

Nothing ever stays the same

G F#m

So why does it hurt me like this

F G

To say that I've changed?

F G

To say that I've aged?

F G

Say I'm afraid

[Outro]

But there are long long nights when I lay awake

Em7

And I think of what I've done

Of how I've thrown my sweetest dreams away

F#m

And what I've really become

Em7

And however hard I try

F#m

I will always feel regret

Em7

However hard I try

F#m

I will never forget

Em7

I will never forget

Em7

I will never forget

F#m

I will never forget

Em7

I will never forget

About Bare Chords by The Cure

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The chords for "Bare" show the original chord names (including A, Em7, G, F#m, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.