Bare

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The Cure - Bare
Tabbed by Fallsy
[Intro]
A Em7
x6
[Verse 1]
A
If you've got something left to say
Em7
You'd better say it now
A
Anything but "stay"
Em7
Just say it now
A
We know we've reached the end
Em7
We just don't know how
A
well at least we'll still be friends
Em7
Yeah one last useless vow
A Em7
x2
[Verse 2]
A
there are different ways to live
Em7
Yeah I know that stuff
A
other ways to give
Em7
Yeah all that stuff
A
But holding onto used to be
Em7
Is not enough
A
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
A Em7
A Em7
A Em7
[Verse 3]
A
And all the tears you cry
Em7
They're not tears for me
A
Regrets about your life
Em7
They're not regrets for me
A
It never turns out how you want
Em7
Why can't you see?
A
It all just slips away
Em7
It always slips away ... Eventually
[Solo]
A Em7
x4
[Verse 4]
A
So if you've got nothing left to say
Em7
Just say goodbye
A
Turn your face away
Em7
And say goodbye
A
You know we've reached the end
Em7
You just don't know why
A
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]
A
But there are long long nights when I lay awake
Em7
And I think of what I've done
A
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
A
I will never forget
Em7
I will never forget
F#m
I will never forget
A
I will never forget
Em7
A
I will never forget

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The Cure - Bare 
Tabbed by Fallsy
[Intro]
A  Em7  x6
[Verse 1]
A  Em7  x2
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 1]
A       Em7
A       Em7
A       Em7
A       Em7
[Verse 3]
[Solo]
A  Em7  x4
[Verse 4]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]
Em7

Bare Chords by The Cure

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